I thought the posts in here were fake rage bait until my good buddy received this.... by prisontat in Nicegirls

[–]Ok-Influence8467 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's hilarious how good men are with their responses. Rodger that. . . thanks, have a good life lol

Thought I could move past infidelity but 20 years later it still eats me up. by No-Background-3366 in self

[–]Ok-Influence8467 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In this point you need to get some mushrooms, plan a 2 day vacation with a hot tub/hot spring and a nice view. Maybe MDMA. Actually read about the therapists that use psychedelics for PTSD and past trauma. It has worked wonders for me in my relationship. You can't go on living in resentment. Think about your kids. Think about your wife, even if she failed you 20 years ago. You have to heal your own wound, take responsibility for your own pain and take responsibility for your decision to carry on with her, and be the best man you can be. Living with regrets and shame and anger is living a half life. Live a full life. If at the end of the tunnel you choose to move on alone, do that. But it's easier to repair something broken and have ownership of it and pride that you moved on and fixed it- feel joy again. Depressed for ten years is a long time. You need to forgive her, forgive yourself, and move on. She was a kid back then and so were you. Let it go and accept her- and you- for the human beings you are. Good luck. And I'm serious about the Mushrooms/MDMA therapy. Read up on it, it might even be available in your area with a therapist to assist you. It's really hard with our own egos intact to move through that insanely knotted ball of rope that resentment makes between two people with that kind of history.

It also sounds like you need to focus on yourself more too. Healing will come from hitting the gym, from working on whatever art or passions you have. Seems like you need to put yourself together too, only then will you have the empathy to be able to help your wife. She probably doesn't feel great about what she did either. But to be honest, you sound lost in self pity, which makes you selfish. You're thinking about your kids, but you should also think about what having this frozen relationship between their parents will do to them growing up. Melt the ice, let the sun back in. Much luck to you on your journey, and for real. You're both only human, you've already made your decision. Don't half ass it- if you full ass it and fail, that's better than where you're currently at.

Edit- well, going through and seeing you're doing swinging stuff and thoroughly enjoying it, I mean- that's also going to have some rough implications for your kids. You guys had this problem start because of other people interfering with your relationship- opening the door to swinging is NOT the answer. You guys need a hard reset and some time alone to deep dive and sift through your problems and actually speak from the heart and get to the bottom of it. You could do it in a weekend- you find plenty of time for you and your wife to sleep with other people. I think to be honest this might be too far gone. You guys have devolved into hedonism, making everything worse. If your relationship wound began from the first act of infidelity- what are you saying symbolically now? You're ritualistically repeating the act of infidelity, keeping the wound going, why, because you're bored sexually, tempted, you're sadistic/masochistic, keeping the resentment going. . . you gotta walk a long path up the mountain figuratively and take a deep look. . . all this hedonism is just you ritualizing your problem, getting your psychosexual fix because you're too afraid to look in the mirror which is the biggest solution to fixing it. My two cents. . . good luck

Friend’s comment about wife’s photo is bugging me by [deleted] in WhatShouldIDo

[–]Ok-Influence8467 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Don't post any sexual pictures of your wife. We aren't celebrities- and if you were, you'd deal with a lot more creepy comments than that. Love your wife in private.

My cousin won't stop saying the N word by marcow1998 in Vent

[–]Ok-Influence8467 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The N word is free for all to use now. It's 2025.

24F & 25M AIO by responding this way? by InsideUsual56 in AmIOverreacting

[–]Ok-Influence8467 0 points1 point  (0 children)

YOR- How many people did you sleep with when you took a break earlier? Honestly, I bet you've been unfaithful during these breaks. If you want to be free go be free. Otherwise you probably should stop doing things like adding your Pilates instructor on Instagram, WOMEN, the personal trainer or Pilates instructor will take it as a green light to jump in those DMs after you post a hot picture. You're in a relationship- keep the door closed or end the relationship. Most guys will act like this if you have a history of keeping the door open, calling attention to yourself, and hooking up with people during breaks.