I know when I first started reading here I was totally lost because of the abbreviations. I saw a posting on another website (DB) which explained the abbreviations. I think it would be a good idea to have a place to list the abbreviations for our newcomers! Help me out if you will.

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A-affair
BIL-brother in law
BS-Betrayed spouse
BTW-by the way
D-Divorce or daughter
DIL-Daughter in law
D-day-Discovery day
EA-Emotional affair
EMA-extrmarital affair
F-fiance
FAQ-frequently answered questions
FIL-father in law
FWIW-for what its worth
FYI-for your information
H-husband
HW-home wrecker
IAE-in any event
IM-instant message
IMHO-in my humble opinion
IOW-in other words
JK-just kidding
LOL-Laughing out loud
MIL-mother in law
MLC-midlife crisis
MM-married man
MOm-maybe other man
MOP-maybe other person
MOw-maybe other woman
MW-married woman
NC-No Contact
NPD-Narcissistic Personality Disorder
OC-Other Child
OEA-Online emotional affair
OG-other guy
Om-other man
ONS-one night stand
Op-other person
Ow-other woman
PA-Physical affair
PM-private message
PMA-positive mental attitude
POS-Piece of Sh!t
POV-point of view
R-day-Reclaim day(the annv.date of couple's reclaiming their relationship and rebuilding)
ROFLMAO-Rolling on the floor laughing my A$$ off
SAHM-Stay at home mom(thanks DS)
SEa-suspected emotional affair
SIL-sister in law
SITD-Still in the dark
SO-Significant other
SOm-suspected other man
SOw-suspected other woman(I liked this one!)
SPa-suspected physical affair
STBX-Soon to be X(husband/wife)
STBXOM-Soon to be X other man
STBXOW-Soon to be X other woman
TMI-Too much information
UCL-unconditional love
W-wife
WS-Wayward spouse
WTF-what the phuck
WTG-way to go

Again, I would like to thank the Divorce Busting(DB) site for giving me the idea and many, many of the abbreviations.

HTH-hope this helped