It took three weeks for her to betray me.

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Ckc32

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So we meet me and my current wife when she was 16 and I was 18 both our parents took their turns trying to pry us apart. When she turned 17 I picked her up and got her her own appointment. When I was 21 and she was 18 we got married. We have been together for 6 years married for four. We at one point became homeless and she stuck by my side till we got back on our feet. We have had a place for almost two years now. A few times I had mentioned a open relationship and she would shoot it down. At one point said that if she had sex with another person she would fall for them (keep in mind we were each other’s first and only) one day she after about a couple months of us talking about it we opened our marriage. She was going to meet a guy for the first date and told me she was not gonna have sex. A few hrs later she asked me to and I said yes. She had sex with him a few times. Then one night she slept over and it all changed she got very cold and would pull away from me and not want me to touch her. So we talked and she agreed she would not sleep over for a while. All seemed well. Then three days later while I was at work she texts me that she is gonna be with him and get drunk and sleep over. She then turns off her location a rule we both followed and choose to ignore the rule about checking in every few hours so I knew she was ok. She does not contact me for 20 hours when I finally get a hold of her she yells at me and says we said we were gonna do this for 3 months and that she can do what she wants. I ask her to come home so we can talk and she says no. When she does come home she tells me that after three weeks of knowing this guy she has decided that she wants a divorce. I do the normal thing and break down very upset sobbing like i have never before telling her and begging her for us to work on our marriage. She says no. So I let her live here for a few weeks but sleep on the couch. At some point I get tired of hearing how he thinks she’s tastes good and how he loves her blow jobs and how he thinks she’s a good kisser. I also get tired of hearing how she’s getting a new job a hour away from here and how she’s gonna live with the guy. I then kick her out. She goes to him and he tells her he can’t move out cause when he moves out of his parents house he can’t go back if he fails. He also tells her he wants his ex back that cheated on him for 6 months. When this happens she decides to go on Craigslist (which is something I would not even do) and find room mates in one of the most violent towns in the state.

Part of me thinks about forgiving her but the other part does not think I want this person back. I don’t know how it took only 3 weeks for this to blow up so fast.
 
I hope you feel better for the vent. I'm sorry you had to go through all that. :(

Part of me thinks about forgiving her but the other part does not think I want this person back.

It is possible to do both.

To forgive her for behaving so _______. Then you don't have to carry a grudge or burden about it forever.

But NOT get back together with her because while you can forgive? You don't have to forget how nutty this has been for you on your end.

And you don't have to sign up for a new ride on that particular merry-go-round like signing up for NEW shenanigans. Maybe one trip around was enough for you.

You are the one who determines your personal limits and what you are and are not up for.

Galagirl
 
When she told you this would happen you probably should have believed her.

I thought we loved each other enough for that to not be the case but guess I was wrong there were many things in our relationship that she did not think she would like and wound up loving. But she loved this more than me.
 
I hope you feel better for the vent. I'm sorry you had to go through all that. :(



It is possible to do both.

To forgive her for behaving so _______. Then you don't have to carry a grudge or burden about it forever.

But NOT get back together with her because while you can forgive? You don't have to forget how nutty this has been for you on your end.

And you don't have to sign up for a new ride on that particular merry-go-round like signing up for NEW shenanigans. Maybe one trip around was enough for you.

You are the one who determines your personal limits and what you are and are not up for.

Galagirl

Yea I don’t know apparently she’s commiting self harm cause how bad she feels but she still does not reach out to apologize and she knows how that makes me feel I don’t know if she told my mutual friend to try to get to me to see if I would care or to purposely freak me out.
 
I hope the friend she confided in is urging her to get help. If she is really harming herself she needs therapy more than she needs to be back into your life. You certainly don't need her back unless she can put her life in order FIRST.

An awful lot of change and growth happens to humans during their late teens and early twenties. It seems as though one or both of you may have changed more than the relationship can accomodate. It sounds to me like she needs to have space to make her own decisions and mistakes, as most of us do at her age. You need space to figure out where you are with your circumstances so changed. Trying to live together at this point probably would not give either of you space and calm.

If you feel you want to help her you could do it from a distance, like research potential therapists or encourage her friends to check in with her (while not bringing her problems to you).

I'm sorry things have blown up so painfully.

Leetah
 
I agree with Leetah.

Yea I don’t know apparently she’s commiting self harm cause how bad she feels
It is her responsibility for her to seek medical help.


but she still does not reach out to apologize and she knows how that makes me feel I don’t know if she told my mutual friend to try to get to me to see if I would care or to purposely freak me out.

Are you saying she's doing suicide gestures as a means to manipulate you or suck you back into drama? If so, I suggest you firmly say "I'm sorry you feel bad. You could seek medical care or if in a crisis, call 911 for help. I hope you do seek professional care. Please do not contact me again" and maintain your distance.

And to the mutual friend you could say "I'm sorry she's struggling. But I'm trying to do my own healing since the break up. At this time, please do not share news of her to me. We each need to be doing our healing apart from each other."

Galagirl
 
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She told you how she would react to opening your relationship why are you surprised.

Plus you both are young the chances of any first relationship being life long is slim to none.

If you truly love her help her get the self care she needs and let her find herself and her life.
 
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