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Divorce seems to be the end of life - MUST READ?

I was married for 15 years, together for 22 yrs. She had an affair and divorced me two years ago. Today would have been our 17th anniversary. I dropped our son off at her house ( our married house ), and I still cannot believe that is no longer OUR house. It's as if I am wishing the best years of kids' life away. I cannot wait for holoween to be over and I am DREADING the holidays. I wish we could just fast forward from today to Jan 5. I used to love and look forward to these times.

It's as if I am only surviving, not living. I am by no means suicidal, I would never do anything like that, BUT I kind of can't wait to die. It's not that I am not over the ex-wife, cause for the most part I am. It's the whole split family thing I can't deal with. I'm 42 years old, two kids and a good job. The other day I went to Urgent care and had to list my DAD as my emergency contact!!!! The feeling of being alone is marrow deep. Totally sucks. I think I am going to spend this entire weekend driving around searching for a burning building or house. I would love to die saving a bunch of kids or puppies, hell I would even settle for saving a pot-bellied pig. Anyone with me on this? If you want to join me this weekend, let me know. I live in the Cincinnati area. We can wear capes and masks and go out like real heroes!!! Any one else feel this way about divorce? Does this feeling ever end?

A little random info, not important but I feel you guys are my best friends and I can lean on you to vent and you will listen. I was not the perfect husband. I got way too comfy and kind of went into coast mode. I never cheated or drank heavily or gambled our savings away. I can see why she had the affair. Hearing sweet nothings from someone that you are not hearing from your husband would be exciting, I get that. So I am not the little victim here. BUT, she brought this d bag INTO my house and introduced him to me as a friend. We drank tea at MY table that I built until midnight or later. They were probably playing footsies under the table. I had so much faith in her and in our little family that I bought this " he's only a work friend" hook line and sinker. Okay, i'm done. Thanks for listening. You are all invited over to my house and we will all take a shower together. Have a good day and let me know if you smell any smoke.

P.S. - Where is the spell check on this new format?????

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  • 8 years ago
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    Grief has it's own timetable. There are things you can do to help it along.... new interests, new hobbies, new people, volunteering to help people who are dealing with a whole lot more than a broken heart, being outside a lot... get a good bike and bicycle about is good for all sorts of parts of you.. including mood, still... it's own timetable.

    Commonly, people wake up one morning about three years later and find themselves feeling unsettlingly better. Keep physically active.. the rest will come along.

  • 8 years ago

    Yeah, by all means you weren't a perfect husband. Who is? But that doesn't mean you deserved to be cheated on. It certainly doesn't mean you deserve to be excluded from your children's lives. It sounds like you still have a strong urge to protect, but you can't because of the circumstances. Not sure if you can find a burning building, but there are plenty of puppies sitting in shelters who need saving. There are plenty of women who would love to take a shower with you. And there are still a couple kids who think you're they're hero, even though you don't get to see them as much as you want. I think the first thing might be to see if you can get more time with them. The most important thing to keep in mind is that feelings come and go, just like the waves of the ocean. They can be very overpowering, and it feels like life was always like that, but then they subside. You can let them whip you around, or you can try to find some agency and ride them out like a champ. The first step is just action. A new hobby, a new sport, a new girlfriend, or a new puppy could all give you a little bit of life that you feel is missing right now. So go sign up for a dating site, start training for a half marathon, and research a pet to keep you company when you're sad. And do see if you can spend more time with your children. It's heartbreaking that the things this woman did to you have meant you are divorced from them too. There's gotta be a way to have them more in your life.

  • Anonymous
    8 years ago

    The Wrongly spelled words are underlined with red waves, u click right button of your mouse on them. And instead of wallowing in your self pity maybe u should start living. If u have good job u will find a decent woman easily. But u must stop wallowing, u sound pathetic. I think u actually like living like this

  • 8 years ago

    some counseling would do you some good.

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    Lv 5
    8 years ago

    Pray to god and read the bible. Listen to christain songs. There is hope, love and peace in god.

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