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21yearsin recovery Journal

Discussion in 'Significant Other Journals' started by 21yearsin, Apr 2, 2018.

  1. 21yearsin

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    Over the past 3 months since Dday I have learned I can't wish it away, can't will it away, can't want it away. It's not going away. What happened- happened and I can't change that. 25 years of lies aren't going to go away. Memories now tarnished aren't going to shine again. That life is over.
    I don't want to let go of it all, I'm angry, torn, confused, humiliated, embarrassed, above all hurt and betrayed.
    I didn't know my husband who is 13 years my senior was STARING at other women the whole time we've been together. I didn't know he was watching porn the WHOLE TIME even though I had caught him a few times. I knew after Dday #1 years ago he used to go to HOOTERS and tell me he was in a meeting. I KNEW he went to strip clubs and tell me he was in a meeting which led him to be a stay at home dad for YEARS. I couldn't even trust him to go to WORK.
    The problem with me is I got TOO CONFIDENT. I was 5 ' 7 100 lbs 32D 24 34. I was a MODEL. I didn't think he WOULD look at anyone else. I turned heads everywhere we went. He's not the jealous type.
    Well, look where it's gotten me..... Where I am today. An empty shell of who I used to be.

    For today though, I have to try to put my life back together. We have to try to put our life back together and it's not going to look the same. I don't know what it's going to look like but I'm not ready to throw my marriage away. We have a granddaughter arriving in the fall, I have a daughter that doesn't know what a broken home is and I'm not going to show her and I have 25 years invested.

    I still love even through the pain..... @MyWifeDeservesBetter don't make me regret it.
     
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    Just to clarify I wasn't bragging about being a model- I was showing how stupid I was:(
     
  3. Kenzi

    Kenzi Fapstronaut

    For the record, I've never seen a ugly SO. (*cough*heard of one*cough*) I think PAs are attracted to us like that...
    They must think because we look we are pretty, we are stupid or blind or something... Idk
     
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    Makes sense, but makes me ask again WHY LOL
     
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  5. Kenzi

    Kenzi Fapstronaut

    Riiiiiiiggggghhhhttt lol
     
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    Today is another day, there were no arguments last night which was nice. I am so exhausted from the arguing. We spent some time cuddling which we try to do every night and it was very comforting. Then he got excited which was fine, but I just wasn't ready and he understood. It's not that I don't desire him, it's just that my emotions are so all over the place right now I need them to settle a bit before I can take that step.
     
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    Day 3- not a good day- He has to meet with some women from a non-profit at work today. I just had to look up their LinkedIn profiles. Gorgeous, young the type he would GAWK at. I know it's not his fault that this meeting was set up,but I'm not happy about it. I feel uneasy but what can I do? Nothing. I ended up sleeping a lot of today as not to have to think about it. Truly depressed.
     
  8. Kenzi

    Kenzi Fapstronaut

    Hugs***
     
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    Thank you, it really ended up being much ado about nothing but in my brain it was alot
     
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    Day 5 hubbys birthday, Happy about it, feeling good today-so far.
     
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    Day 6 Things are going pretty good. I'm depressed and lonely but I usually am. I work from home so no real friends/ interaction during the day and I hate it but it is what it is. I mean even if I had friends what would we talk about? I'm just not good with it. I have had friends in the past and they died so I just keep to myself. Hubby has been much more present and understanding. I can tell he is working hard on his recovery, that's a good thing.
     
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    Day 7
    We are becoming much closer getting back to US what we were BEFORE all the BS. It's been so many years since I have felt loved and appreciated. I have really had to let go of the negativity to allow this to happen and he has had to do a lot of changing. Am I happy go lucky and trust 100% no I'm not there yet but I don't freak out every time he leaves the house either. I do have triggers (I hate commercials with all the young girls and make up and of course Vicky Secret ads) they freak me out inside. I try to DVR as much as I can so I can fast forward through them. I mean even face cream ads have gotten ridiculously seductive. I don't make orgasmic faces when I put on my face cream. They gear it ALL towards men which is stupid because men aren't buying it.
     

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