midlife crisis when the fog lifts
I said to him you are a grown man. I sincerely hope it doesnt come to that for you and your children. But yet he refused to leave. Get him to do it and dont answer any questions about where youre going. his view on me became totally negative, and that started to change recently. I found out (6 months pregnant) that he was having an affair. I should just be honest with him and tell him I dont know what to do and where we stand, but im so sick of bringing things up and watching his face just fall in annoyance (sometimes). I dont even know why. He says he felt like I controlled everything and everything we did was on my terms and I didnt respect him, etc etc. I mean its not like we ever hug or anything like that, but we chat, we get the baby ready for bed, we sleep in the same bed. Im going to be honest as painful as it is. And it made his head spin. I think thats all part of it. Im afraid that living together like we are is going to make this worse, its going to give him a bad taste in his mouth of what its like to live together and when he does leave he will only feel relief instead of sad like he did when i asked him to leave a few weeks ago. I wasnt clear on thatsorry. I did it find this site until after DDay 2. I feel like it would have pulled him out of his affair fog real quick and made him do a reality check but now I struggle with guilt and anger at myself because it ended up going on for years and years and years afterward because I did not have the backbone to do that. Its always women. We BS call it the cheaters manual b/c the behavior is so darn predictable. And my job is busy, but clearly im still constantly thinking of this. You did exactly what I would have done because we are too nice. And he was like I wanted to be home with the baby..and I looked at him and laughed and I said but you werent..you went out. and he was like well ya but I wasnt out late! My H was the guy no one would have ever expected to cheat. My H never complained he had no freedom. And I wont back down. Ive had a very weird week. Your confrontation with him was to try and get your M off life support. Like I said, he is still sleeping at home. Not open to discussion. He is very selfish. He has no right to put you in limbo. He said a TON of stuff, as did I. Remember the A (or whatever he is doing) is like his drug of choice. Ah yes, the affair fog. I insisted we go to marriage counseling, and for a year, my counselor & I proceeded to tell him he wasnt meeting my needs. Or smarter. So now the OW wont even allow him to have anything to do with me, including any civil relationship so we can raise our kids. Right now he is counting on you being a mess. My friend came to me and let me sob on her shoulder while she told me how she and her H had gotten thru an affair 30 years before, which entailed him moving out and in with the local bartender. But the day he is out in the street b/c she has moved on (and we all know she will) as he has no Job or $ or anything he will do one of two things. the last 5 weeks i have tried every thing to get her back. Its hard for me to pinpoint what I did that caused you to get out of the fog because I dont really know when you got out of the fog. Stay. Im willing to do and try just about anything on my end that I can in order to hopefully help him want this marriage again, I just dont want to be disrespected and walked all over and its hard to know if thats happening when I dont know what I can trust., He told me in May (I think it was May) that he admires me when he sees me doing things for myself again and that it reminded him of the woman he fell in love with. When you become less available you may see a change. Now he claims he never mean it and he was only trying to take her to the bed (yeah like if that was easier to eat). It will protect YOU from his poor choices and lying. Something triggers the thought of him and whats happening and all of a sudden I couldnt control my thoughts and my sadness. I hope you find a good counselor to support you through this. They may have convinced themselves that their marriage was already bad, that their partner really didnt love them, and that the affair partner must truly be their soulmate because he or she is the only one who understands them. He changed. And if hes NOT worried about losing you trust me b/c I have experience in this he may continue this pattern indefinitely. I dont even know how ill EVER trust him again which is a whole other issue in itself. Dont stress about the OW. If thats what he wants then he should go have it, bc I know im better than all of it. Right now is affecting my work; I cant concentrate, thinking about them. My life has been turned upside down. Its so weird. Once I finish the book I plan to discuss a game plan with our adult children. I havent heard from him today, which is upsetting because normally he would text in the morning. I told him on a few occasions I am not standing in your way. All that said, I feel like my kids need the dad back that they know. I have explained to him that I feel like he no longer respects me, which he says is absolutely not true, but actions speak louder than words. My H thought I would just take him back after his 3rd time asking for a D in 6 months, leaving me hanging and in limbo and letting me believe we R while he was still cheating. If you dont, thats what theyre going to do to you. Its all an excuse for him. I am having SUCH a horrific day today. By that I mean they still want to go out and hang out etc. trouble is the tunnel As for the trick, I think & come into conclusion that only a million or more of cash & with save us, period. Which, if that were to be the case, I would completely cut ties with him. Shes not been complete gone if you ask me. He shouldnt be living here. A doctor will be able to assess if you are a candidate for My H had one. I am abnormally sad, like a new low. Even if its just her and I and he isnt here, I want to do what I want to do, and not constantly feel pressure to be busy and be out of the house just to make him wonder. And he understood. Here are some most crucial signs of a midlife crisis that may help you to understand where you stand. Theyre in the affair, and they think theyre in love, and theyre going to have the other person no matter what, and they dont care. ANy and ALL support of this decision is welcomed. Six weeks ago Im still calling my husband a liar for NOT forcing his whores out of our lives with the same ugliness he brought them in with he has not dealt with any of this crap and his sewer rats keep popping up over and over with their skanky smell spraying over my life so I continue to stand up for myself . I really hope I can follow your advice, Im going to reread your response over and over. in the comment section below. I keep drawing back to all the good memories and it makes me sad that my kids have such a dysfunctional secretive father who is likely now showing his true colours. And living in limbo, walking on egg shells day in and day out was not a way to live. I think I needed to be more honest with you, but I was afraid that if I was, you would leave. Just know for now you need to get yourself away from his infidelity that will save your sanity. Those are his choices. Were not getting better like you think we are he says (from our coaching session). You are NOT doing anything wrong. At the time it was happening, his growing disconnection from me and lack of empathy for years makes me believe he just intended to stonewall and ignore it as long as necessary, thinking Id let it go. I go from being extremely nice to him, to being bat shit crazy and screaming about OW. You are tired of living in limbo. Hey Mark, Thanks for the comment and sorry that its taken me so long to get back to you, as I must have overlooked your question. I read things that say you have more power than you think, but I seriously feel powerless. You will never trust the cheater 100% but you can reconcile and trust 98%. They are just blinded at the moment. NO YELLING! Complete disrespect. Make him wonder what kind of life you have going on without him. Its like im suffocating him just by existing honestly. My H expected me to be on board with his new lifestyle of being a cheater. At first we decided he would stay there but soon after he said he felt like if he did that, we would jump right back into where we were in our relationship and nothing would be fixed. She snuck back into town and it all started up with a vengeance. I know how maddening that is. I work out, I want to be healthy, I want to be a great mom, and he can continue living whatever life he wants. When I was asking for is to go to counseling he said no. If you want to see new boundaries like he has no social media or you have free access to his phone, he must accept that. One day when my H decided he was divorcing me I told him that I will never remarry so he should plan on paying alimony the rest of his life. Ive just got to figure out what to do next. If he holds this against you then he is a twisted and sick person and then you need to run far away. I was shaking I was so angry. He seems unwilling right now to make much effort. I chose to REPEATEDLY try and try and try. You have tried. Hell, I wish THE FIRST TIME I saw a text from her 8 months ago I had kicked his ass out and let him see what life was like without me before the baby came. K. Im sorry you continue to go through this. Clueless Alien Syndrome When Your Spouse Becomes a Person You No Longer Recognize, A few years back I found this definition of the affair fog somewhere online. And the next day I had another t shirt on and he was like where are all these t shirts coming from?, bc theyre just old t shirts and he hasnt seen them on me before so hes curious. Instead I stayed calm all the way through and tried to think rationally and now im still in this situation, completely unsure of our future. STOP focusing on what HES doing. I hope that it is. If he cannot see the disrespect well then you dont need a second child to raise. But everyday I think to myself, I would probably be better off alone right now. You come first. He commits to reconciliation and helping you heal AND being the guy you married. Right on the heels of the PA was an EA with a very young girl. And he has been gone all day and of course my mind goes to wondering where he could possibly be, but I just have to get used to wondering that, bc now he wont be living here anymore. His actions are showing you what he wants. Everybodys got to realize that no matter what you try, more than likelyits not going to happen right away. For two months I acted controlled and transparent. I deserve an award for keeping up that charade for many months. I am in my 3rd day of respecting my girlfriends wish to give her space.she is having a affair with a guy that is more than 1000kms away. This is a man who loved me more than he loved himself. THAT sets a fire inside me and I just cannot help but start to ask him questions, which annoy him and he starts saying :This will never end. A partner. I just let him know the facts do not add up. I wasnt happy in our marriage so im justifying doing the things I want to do. Walked out to my car, started looking at them and thought I throw up right then and there. I wish someone could boost me up EVERYDAY and tell me like youve got this today. But you man up and be real. He is expecting you to give in to him. Youre absolutely right. My H initially went to counseling twice and quit. And that you know he is lying. She tried to keep contact happening but I blocked her number and in the end she got the message. Affair fog is an "irrational way to escape the demands of real-life and lean into pleasure." I dont know a normal timeframe, I dont know if there is one. It was the principle of it. Then after a month or so of that (or maybe 2, I dont even remember at this point) he said he wanted to start staying the night to help me more, which happened to be after I told him I was moving on with or without him. So, I guess, both of us, in dead end street & whatever we do in future, the outcome might be the similar. Im not stopping you or controlling you. The issue w/ my H was he would tell me be home by 12 pm and show up at 3 am with no call or courtesy. And then went running back to her in the fall. And he deep down is having serious anxiety about what his future will be without me and his kids. and he said ok then remove yourself. I dont know. But in an altered state they believe they are fine. My ultimate goal is obviously for us to be together and work through this, but i cant make him want that. F*ck 40: Lifting the Midlife Fog After Milestone Birthday February 7, 2018by Tobin Walsh The 40thbirthday party my wife threw for me was legendary the next days massive hangover being evidence enough. I need to TRY to just be positive and focus on ME and the baby, and stop focusing EVERY WAKING MOMENT on what hes feeling and how bad this situation feels. Normal life as far as they could tell. You have to be willing to face a possible second dday. Thank you again for sharing your stories! c. You also tell him that you have noticed that the two of you are on two different paths. I begged and apologized. Im so happy I cry when I read this. That is your reward. And I know that, its just near impossible not to. The flat out, ice water in his veins, lie. (He has ED, so..). As you all have experienced this pain, no need to go into great detail. I didnt want to talk about it. Justify and rationalize the cheating and lifestyle choices in any way necessary. Im sure thats not what you want. But I think for so many spouses/partners, you can tell the CS the A is over. I dont know. You are not forgetting. I hope you can see this. But I also cant just live in limbo if he is giving me no inkling that we will have a future. I dont know how this has happened. I dont want to live with my husband and father of my child just bc it makes it easier, even though he may be emotionally cheating still and im getting no affection, im walking on egg shells, I dont feel loved by any means. I thought we turned the corner. My experience (and for so many beyrayed spouses) is the same as yours. I fought for our marriage with dignity and respect and with my head held high. We didnt discuss it, I think I just made it seem ok so he did. I got home last night and he was home from work and he was in a great mood. I had all the lies to me about me and backstabbing two faced bullshit and I couldnt stand any more so I outed my serial cheating husband on Facebook which made our kids mad at guess who NOT THE LYING CHEATER OR HIS MULTIPLE WHORES they were mad at me they blamed me for his screwing sewer rats boy was I hurt to find out HE set me up he played me and our kids off against each other. He only associates with shady characters he knows will agree with him and who dont know us well enough to filter through his BS. A cheater. Im SO terrified of getting the next text that says we need to file for divorce. Get yourself a good therapist or counselor. I mean, there was this, and then that odd thing. I learned I could not. Its not a M. Did he fight for you? They have court up once and spent the night together but didt have sex. Maybe Im totally wrong. And I think he knows it too. My H unleashed 25 years of anger and frustration at me while in the fog. Theres loss of your kids. This will never work. But we continue to face issues along the way even 3 years later. You need to get strong in your marriage by having self confidence and the willingness to change. I was very calm and rational. Your email address will not be published. He loves our daughter more than ANYTHING and I know that, and he knows he is a good dad but he also chooses to go out a lot and stay out until 3am and then claim he has no freedom. Protect yourself. I dont know what to do. So I had the same issue with two people in my household at the same time!!! document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. And if you reconcile I suggest a post nup as one of the conditions. Our life stayed secure. I have never written on one of these things before, but have been reading through your advice and feel to be gaining a lot from it. She is such a good person he would say to me. I want him to fight for us. Its crazy, some days I feel SO good, and some days I feel SO awful. I say this b/c the few people that know about his affair would have bet $1mil he would never be that guy who cheated. Its good to know that Im not alone in this. I am so afraid he will feel his life is better without me in it somehow..I dont know HOW WE GOT HERE. With therapy and support and this blog, I have confidence in myself. They believe (wrongfully) they have something special. Appointment with a D attorney to find out what the laws are in your state and what you are entitled to. Obviously, we know begging and pleading didnt work. That much I know. I KNOW in my heart he shouldnt be here. Because he knows I wont toletste anything else. Doing almost the same with you too, apart from, I never contact the AP neither push my son to it, though I have letter from my son, plead to my wife to love his Papa (Me) & stop the affair. A curious and frustrating (for the BS) frame of mind the cheater goes through while in the midst of their affair. K. You are in a very tough position. I had to put my kids first and coukd not just give up and roll into a ball. H has not cracked the book yet, 6 weeks later. And he would swear its me. Its 7 years and I still dont do my Hs laundry. And he would be nice for a few days and then it would start again. When he doesnt have me, he seems to finally wake up. He is here every night, I dont really have any reason to think there is someone he is seeing, but clearly anything can happen. I say Im trying hard to trust him. At age 47, after years of struggling to find security in academia, he had received tenure. First he stayed bc I had a bad cold and he helped through the night with the baby for 2 nights. And you have also posed how the 180 is necesssry for you. He realized how disrespectful it was. It is not new behavior. We have come a long way and he has worked hard to gain my trust back but I sure do miss the innocent trust that I once had! I cant IMAGINE lying to someone the way he has lied to me, I dont even think he sees it as lying anymore. But theres nothing I can do. Instead, Dday happened during pregnancy, I was hormonal, emotional, scared to death, and unsure how the hell I was supposed to maneuver through this. I wish I could go back to 2 weeks ago when he was terrified and texting me nonstop and I was being very short and sticking to my guns. I made that poor choice and I let him justify his A as my fault. I have not always been the best partner. But I would challenge him and tell him his actions dont show he really wants to be married any longer. How convenient for him.
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