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Does this make me sound pathetic ?

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Madondogs · 01/04/2012 19:25

Bit of a long post sorry as I have to give some background info.

6 years ago DH had an EA with a work colleague.I was completely devastated,never thought it would happen to me as I totally trusted him and believed that we had a very happy marriage and family life.
After several horrible months...he said that he had stopped all contact, then I found he had bought a new phone and was still contacting here, buying her presents etc.However we decided we would stay together and work to make it better, not least because despite this DH was a very good father and the DCs adored him.

When it happened, the first person I wanted to confide in and turn to for support was my BF.She and I had been friends since school, our children were similar ages and she had divorced her first husband when he had an affair.
But she totally let me down,she kept talking about divorce when my concern was to minimise any trauma for my children.She never rang or came to see me, even though we only live a few miles apart,she knew how devastated I was but provided absolutely no emotional or practical support .

I feel as though I have always been a true friend to her when she has needed it, and so her betrayal was almost as bad as DH
After this our friendship stopped,there was no big argument..I felt very bitter and despite really missing her and her children cannot find it in me to make contact .I do realise that this is my fault,but since my H affair, I have such low self esteem and am full of self loathing.

Anyway..thanks for reading this far, a few weeks ago, another friend who we were both at school with came home to visit her mother.I rarely see this friend in RL but keep in touch via email.She lives a long distance away.
We met up and had a lovely night together,it made me feel really happy,I have been diagnosed with depression and on medication since July ( god I sound like a complete misery don't I ! ) also I find it quite difficult to make friends ,and a bit emotionally shut off.I am very lonely.
During the evening friend mentioned that she was also meeting up with BF
She said that she knew we were not speaking as they are both on FB.
I said it was very sad,but did not go in to any details and certainly did not say anything disloyal about BF.Friend does not know about DH.
After the evening I txt friend to say thanks for lovely evening, and have since sent a few txts but not had any replies.
Today is exBF birthday so I went on her FB Blush I sometimes do this via my DD page as I miss her.On there was a message from friend,thanking her for a wonderful time and saying that we should all meet up next year for our birthdays,with a comment that made it obvious that they had been talking about me.
I realise that I probably sound quite deranged in this post ! But I felt really hurt that they had both been discussing me,when I had the good manners not to d o this too my BF. Feel v.sad that friend has contacted her not me also.

Thank you very much anyone that reads this and replies x

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Ragwort · 01/04/2012 19:28

I'm sorry you are feeling let down but really you need to avoid FB - I've never used FB and the more I read about it the more I am glad I just don't have it in my life.

Concentrate on yourself, get out and about, make a wide circle of friends Smile - or just hang around MN Grin.

DogEared · 01/04/2012 19:32

You don't sound deranged.
What was the comment that made it obvious they were talking about you? I can't imagine what they could have said to make it so obvious.
She probably genuinely wants the best for you and your DC, and thinks that your relationship with your DH is detrimental to that. It doesn't sound like a great relationship, tbh, and you don't sound happy.
I have a friend in your situation, and though I would never dump her, I find it very difficult when yet another nugget of evidence of her H's infidelity is revealed to her. She knows she should leave, but will not because she doesn't want to face it. Maybe your friend can't stand seeing you do this to yourself. :(

NotANaturalGeordie · 01/04/2012 19:35

Their conversation may well have been full of concern for you. Your ex-BF may well be worried about you, she may have thought she was giving you the best advice when advocating divorce and may not understand why you are no longer speaking. My BF had a cheating bastard for a husband and I originally advised her to leave him - we had strong words and went several months without speaking, and a family crisis brought us back together. After that I was careful not to criticise him and to support her in her choices instead of imposing mine.

Eventually I helped her fill out the divorce papers. I found it very difficult to be a friend to her when I thought she was accepting a raw deal from a man that I thought didn't deserve her, or love her, or treasure her in the way she should have been, and that is why I kept suggesting divorce. It was hard for me to accept that only she could make the decision.

I hope my story helps - I hope you can forgive your friend as it sounds like you miss her.

x

Madondogs · 01/04/2012 20:10

Thanks for replies. I agree I am not happy in many ways.I do believe that I still have many things to be thankful for though.I adore my DC and have great relationship with them...I am so lucky.
I have a interesting and fulfilling career, and if you saw me would think I was a happy confident person. But it's just a front and inside I feel quite dead and lonely. However even though my relationship with DH is not really happy, I don't regret for one minute staying together .My personal happiness is not as important to me as my DC being happy, and I do believe that they are.

I don't want to constantly criticise my exBF, but I don't believe she did have my best interests at heart.I don't condone my DH affair in any way and it has totally changed the way I feel about him...but despite this I don't think he is a terrible person and if I wanted to stay with him she should have supported me.
There are other ways that she let me down,shortly after this I was very very I'll with pneumonia, she knew I was I'll but did not make contact
It is true I really do miss her,she was a big part of my life for a long time, but too much has happened now.I always felt as though I gave the lions share in the relationship too.
Definitely stay away from FB though !

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DogEared · 01/04/2012 20:57

Yes, she probably should have supported your decision. But, speaking as a person who was basically in the same position as your children are now, I can promise you that children are the most sensitive of creatures and will sense it if their parents have a crap relationship. You don't have to argue or scream and shout to give your children a negative model of a relationship. This staying together for the children thing is total crap IMO. A way of hiding behind your children. This sentence from you: "My personal happiness is not as important to me as my DC being happy" is a contradiction. They know, or one day they will come to realise, that you are unhappy. And they'll have guilt forever for being the reason you stayed with someone who disrespected you so badly.
I really think she has your best interests at heart.
Sorry to be blunt, but as I say, voice of experience here...

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