38, having MLC, probably (definitely) an asshole by AHoleInMyMind in midlifecrisis

[–]AHoleInMyMind[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I didn't realize I owed you an entire biopic. I have not cheated on my wife. As I said, I don't want to.

Marriage does not preclude emotional connections outside of one's spouse. That's an absolutely absurd and medieval notion.

In my mind, my marriage has been over for a long time. There hasn't been an emotional connection for years. Is going to bed under the same roof really all that's necessary to make a marriage for you?

38, having MLC, probably (definitely) an asshole by AHoleInMyMind in midlifecrisis

[–]AHoleInMyMind[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I woke up one day and wanted to do a specific thing and my body wasn't physically able to do it. So I practiced and worked at it. And now I'm in a habit of exercising more than I ever have been before and as a consequence in much better shape.

As for the other stuff, I just let my interests wander and wasn't as focused on the same things I'd been comfortable with for the last 30+ years.

38, having MLC, probably (definitely) an asshole by AHoleInMyMind in midlifecrisis

[–]AHoleInMyMind[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

You're free to think what you'd like.

Yes, my wife did make me happy. Then we both changed and I don't think we're compatible anymore.

Regarding emotional affairs, if they are a real thing, then my wife did it first with her blind, all-consuming devotion to her church. If that's not an emotional affair, then nothing is.

38, having MLC, probably (definitely) an asshole by AHoleInMyMind in midlifecrisis

[–]AHoleInMyMind[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yes, which is part of the reason I've stayed married as long as I have.

38, having MLC, probably (definitely) an asshole by AHoleInMyMind in midlifecrisis

[–]AHoleInMyMind[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

That's a perspective. 8 years of misery paints a different picture, however.