Your story is heartbreaking as well and so much of what you say resonates with me. You have an incredible gift for expressing thoughts and feelings! Yes, the journey moving forward is long and painful, but I am encouraged for you that your husband took the initiative with AR. For many of us, that’s not the case. Instead of ownership and initiative we get defensiveness and misplaced blame. I longed for and invited my ex husband to return to AR and he refused. I agree with you that a support network is crucial when receiving full disclosure. I also agree that just because your spouse has confessed doesn’t exonerate him from making amends for crushing your precious heart. But if he has truly chosen to change, live in truth, and choose committed love, he will want to honor you in this way. I hope and pray he does. If the truth is there, the pain will ease in time.
Heartbreaking
Your story is heartbreaking as well and so much of what you say resonates with me. You have an incredible gift for expressing thoughts and feelings! Yes, the journey moving forward is long and painful, but I am encouraged for you that your husband took the initiative with AR. For many of us, that’s not the case. Instead of ownership and initiative we get defensiveness and misplaced blame. I longed for and invited my ex husband to return to AR and he refused. I agree with you that a support network is crucial when receiving full disclosure. I also agree that just because your spouse has confessed doesn’t exonerate him from making amends for crushing your precious heart. But if he has truly chosen to change, live in truth, and choose committed love, he will want to honor you in this way. I hope and pray he does. If the truth is there, the pain will ease in time.