OK first post with my story...I am somewhere between just found out and figuring out how to reconsile...so I need advice from those whom have tried or succeeded.
Within a month I found out my WS has successfully hidden a many year relationship with someone that was close to us and a private teacher to our kids.
..this guy seems to be a real predator. During my WS's many year relationship, he also concurrently had a relationship with another married mom for several of those years. Let's just say he only likes the married ones who have things to offer him and can't complain too much.
My WS actually broke up with him several times including when he tried to take money from her. She appears addicted to him (addicted by definition of continuing something that is bad for you, you have no future with, but you keep doing it by impulse).
My WS would not admit anything when caught making plans to see him (as he is now furhter away) so was easier to detect. She claimed it was fist time....
Once I collected all evidence (including 2 of the many years of phone records...) I confronted her. I told her I wanted a D and showed some of the evidence. This was only option I had as she previously told me she would never stop talking to her "friend". Much to my surprise she did not want a divorce as there was absolutely " no future with him".
She gave him the NC speech and she had him call me and I also reinforced this calmly and clearly.
My WS actually went through physical withdraw symptoms over this. We are going on a month and are doing better.
We have plans for three stages: 1) get rid of the OM 2) get help for her and 3) work on us.
I have never gotten mad, yelled , or cried in her presence. Just have been the steady kind of guy someone can count on.
The problem is that she has said she is sorry (mostly for getting caught I think) but not sure the level I of remorse is there yet....
She claims to love me. Has agreed to IC and MC....but I just think she should show more remorse at this point.
Is she still in the fog? How long before this can lift?
She once thought this OM was he "soul mate" that she stayed with even as he preyed on other women (and she either knew or suspected). So I find it so hard to understand what he had to offer for so long. I think she is actually mad at me in some ways that I made her have to choose and stop with him....
Any ideas on the stages of remorse for a WS in a LTA (especially if showing signs of addiction)?
[This message edited by Hopefuldad468 at 8:12 AM, August 19th (Tuesday)]