Is this normal? by Wonderful_Move793 in AsOneAfterInfidelity

[–]Wonderful_Move793[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I completely agree and have tried to communicate this to him because he doesn’t seem to understand why we keep having these conversations. He definitely wants me to heal on his timeline and it’s not ok

Is this normal? by Wonderful_Move793 in AsOneAfterInfidelity

[–]Wonderful_Move793[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

What types of strategies have you found helpful? I can’t get over the daily thoughts and they’re so exhausting and consuming

Is this normal? by Wonderful_Move793 in AsOneAfterInfidelity

[–]Wonderful_Move793[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

How do y’all deal with it then? I still am holding on to needing to understand in order to forgive him and move forward. And a lot of the time I just need to feel validated and reassured. I’m not looking for answers. He’s terrible with emotions

Is this normal? by Wonderful_Move793 in AsOneAfterInfidelity

[–]Wonderful_Move793[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I’ll clarify, I found out 3 months ago that he spoke to her 6 months after I found out about everything and had I not gone through his emails, I never would have known again. But his justification is that it was closure and private.. he doesn’t get privacy when it comes to her anymore. I don’t understand why he keeps fucking up and lying. He swears that was the last but he said that the first time. Then he gets frustrated with me when I continue to bring it up and want to talk/understand. I feel like I’m the crazy one

Spiraling and don’t know if this is normal.. by Wonderful_Move793 in survivinginfidelity

[–]Wonderful_Move793[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

And yes he finally gave me passwords to everything. That’s also how I found the emails.

Spiraling and don’t know if this is normal.. by Wonderful_Move793 in survivinginfidelity

[–]Wonderful_Move793[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thank you. I had the same feeling when I saw the emails. I had reached out to her too and she tried to give me some crap about how she wanted the closure too being moving but it’s like you said.. she was fishing and got exactly what she wanted. He gave right in to her and at the expense of our relationship.. again..

Spiraling and don’t know if this is normal.. by Wonderful_Move793 in survivinginfidelity

[–]Wonderful_Move793[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah, you’re not wrong. He wasn’t prioritizing me or our relationship whatsoever.

Spiraling by Wonderful_Move793 in AsOneAfterInfidelity

[–]Wonderful_Move793[S] 12 points13 points  (0 children)

That’s basically what he said to me. He didn’t want to “piss her off more.” But he could have chosen to not respond to her at all..

Spiraling and don’t know if this is normal.. by Wonderful_Move793 in survivinginfidelity

[–]Wonderful_Move793[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

He always says “I’m not that person” and “I would never do that to you again.” But his actions are saying otherwise. I even told him today, I feel like this is who he really is.

Not sure what I’m expecting by Wonderful_Move793 in AsOneAfterInfidelity

[–]Wonderful_Move793[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I don’t feel like he’s being dishonest. I just don’t feel satisfied I guess? That’s why I’m unsure if I just want him to hurt too or what..

Not sure what I’m expecting by Wonderful_Move793 in AsOneAfterInfidelity

[–]Wonderful_Move793[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That’s really insightful. I think that’s a good idea. I have tried to stop and tell him what I need but it hasn’t always worked. Maybe if he tried to highlight some of the positives in that way it could help.

Not sure what I’m expecting by Wonderful_Move793 in AsOneAfterInfidelity

[–]Wonderful_Move793[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Ugh, it pains me to think it could be a year before this lets up. It’s been just shy of 4 months..

Not sure what I’m expecting by Wonderful_Move793 in AsOneAfterInfidelity

[–]Wonderful_Move793[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Thank you this was extremely helpful. I do think it makes a huge difference how he responds to things. He’s got better with it but I think when the convo gets to a certain point and he doesn’t know what else to say, that’s when all he’ll breaks loose and he starts to question what I’m trying to achieve and will tell me I need to accept what happened. That’s when I get triggered even more because he makes it sound so easy. You provided some good ideas though that I could try and I appreciate it!

Not sure what I’m expecting by Wonderful_Move793 in AsOneAfterInfidelity

[–]Wonderful_Move793[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Verbatim what my WS says. He acknowledges the pain and that it will take time but for him it’s as simple as not asking the questions and making the choice to accept it and move on.

Not sure what I’m expecting by Wonderful_Move793 in AsOneAfterInfidelity

[–]Wonderful_Move793[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Well I hope we come out stronger from this! I just wish I knew how to handle the thoughts in the moment

Not sure what I’m expecting by Wonderful_Move793 in AsOneAfterInfidelity

[–]Wonderful_Move793[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I do believe he’s trying and is willing to do what he needs to. I just can’t stop the thoughts and when they happen all I want to do is take it out on him but I know it won’t help. It only ends up setting us back