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Married 22 years and husband has left - is there another woman?

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Jo61 · 10/10/2011 23:08

In February my husband just walked out on me and my 13 year old son. Things had not been great between us but there was no indication that the relationship had deteriorated completely. Looking back he had been slowly detatching himself and preparing to leave over a number of months. After about three months of him leaving I persuaded him to go to counselling. On is own to start with and then together with me.

At the moment he claims that he is really undecided about if we should try again but happily goes along to the counselling that I pay for. But he still making no real moves to recover our relationship. The only thing he does is call me frequently, twice a day sometimes, I wonder if this might be guilt.

My son discovered a few womens clothes left in his house a couple of weeks ago when he went over while his dad was away. My husband had a convoluted story as to why they were there. He has also been away for weekends camping, where there is conveniently no telephone signal. Last weekend, he claimed he was away on a course. I checked the website of the training provider and there was no course. Is there another 'significant other' in his life or am I just paranoid and jumping to conclusions?

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Abitwobblynow · 10/03/2012 18:36

How are you feeling? In yourself? Do you miss him? Is he still with the OW?

Jo61 · 11/03/2012 22:22

Most of the time I'm ok really. People at work are commenting that I seem more like my old self - cantankerous, with an incurable case of bad language. Missing him? No. It's our wedding anniversary today. Ironic really. Missing someone? Yes.

He still never seems to be in when pass his house, so I can only assume he's with he is with the OW. I don't really have any reason to want to find out.

It still hurts, a lot, if I think about it. I just try not to

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Jo61 · 05/04/2012 19:20

Still haven't finalised the details of the divorce yet but things are progressing albeit slowly.

Been corresponding with a lovely guy from The Times Encounters website. He lives fairly close by, a couple of years older than me a widow and retired, already!! So the plan is to meet up and then, maybe, blow some of those taboos to pieces. I've not kissed anyone, I mean, really kissed anyone, since being married. And as for anything else????

Trying really hard not to analyse things too much and go with the flow relationship wise, but it's not easy. Having been let down so badly once I am wary and find that I am deeply suspicious. This guy seems really lovely, very open and, from what I can tell, honest. But who knows? Just trying to play I as it comes.

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