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    Can a monogamous marriage suffering an affair have a happy poly ending?

    Cinderbell thank you for sharing your experience with me. It is nice to see a scenario where there was some hope that emerged from great difficulty. My husband has made some serious mistakes but he is more than just those mistakes and I hope that we can make things work between us. Regardless we...
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    Can a monogamous marriage suffering an affair have a happy poly ending?

    Thank you Galagirl for your replay and the link. As I am moving forward in this whole process I know that I was not being as honest with myself about my own wants and needs as I should have been and I am going to work on improving that. I am seeing a private therapist and will discuss the...
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    Can a monogamous marriage suffering an affair have a happy poly ending?

    Yes, we have communicated the truth about what is going on with my MIL. As my husband and I are muddling through this process of trying to understand what we both want going forward and how to improve our communication we want to do so by being completely honest, and that means with my MIL who...
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    Can a monogamous marriage suffering an affair have a happy poly ending?

    Thank you for your response. They really felt there was no way to overcome the feelings that an affair develops in one partner while keeping the mistress around? this is a really hard topic for us because my husband and the woman both feel they are in love and admit that how they went about...
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    Can a monogamous marriage suffering an affair have a happy poly ending?

    I think I was dealing with depression prior to ever becoming pregnant when my husband and I failed to address our issues when we chose to move forward after his emotional affair. It was like a slowly filling damn that eventually just exploded. After I had my baby, he often asked if I felt...
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    Can a monogamous marriage suffering an affair have a happy poly ending?

    Right now we are seeing a marriage therapist and individual therapists through a free program his work provides. Both (at least my own personal) therapist are aware of the consideration of polyamory but I do not think the marriage therapist we are seeing has ever dealt directly with a poly...
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    Can a monogamous marriage suffering an affair have a happy poly ending?

    I just wanted to let everyone know that I appreciate the input I have received and have been reading and re-reading it to reflect on it all. I am also trying to figure out how to respond to each person so please bear with me.
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    Can a monogamous marriage suffering an affair have a happy poly ending?

    Our tale is a long and multi layered one. I will try my best to provide a detailed account history here to try to establish an appropriate platform to ask for pertinent advice. I will likely miss some important facts so I ask that you try to ask questions and please refrain from judging me. This...
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