Midlife Crisis: Support for Left Behind Spouses

Archives => Archived Topics => Topic started by: Adnyl on February 20, 2014, 11:49:44 AM

Title: When do they come home?
Post by: Adnyl on February 20, 2014, 11:49:44 AM
How long did it take until your MLCer asked to come home?
Title: Re: When do they come home?
Post by: brokenhearted on February 20, 2014, 12:33:55 PM
Mine has been gone since October 2010. Married the ow.
Title: Re: When do they come home?
Post by: LettingGo on February 20, 2014, 12:52:42 PM
Mine started asking three months after he left......MLC takes much longer than that....he had many back and forths and failed returns. He is home now, four years to the month after BD! I sincerely believe that many of the tactics I tried prolonged the time between when he WOULD have come home and when he DID come home.

Please don't let these timelines crush you....high school takes four years! MLCers come home very broken people....you and they need this time to grow and strengthen...they come home to a safe harbor and to a spouse willing to forgive and love unconditionally and only after they have figured out a few things by trial and error...emphasis on ERROR, LOL!!

Standing is fluid...like childbirth....it changes as you move along. ;)

Title: Re: When do they come home?
Post by: 1Cor.13 on February 20, 2014, 12:58:15 PM
Mine has been gone exactly two and a half years and shows no sign of remorse, is still seeing the OW, and barely sees his daughter 2-3 times a month. I have gone dark and am much happier. I pray for God to soften his heart every day, but I am also moving forward with my life and will be filing for divorce as soon as my daughter turns 18 in 2  months. I am doing this mainly to protect my financial situation, the last thing I need is to be paying him spousal support, no way!
Title: Re: When do they come home?
Post by: Tsunami on February 21, 2014, 03:42:47 PM
Just for statistics, I would like to know how many divorced the LBS, then returned?
Title: Re: When do they come home?
Post by: 1Cor.13 on February 21, 2014, 10:21:33 PM
Just for statistics, I would like to know how many divorced the LBS, then returned?

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I don't believe anyone could ever answer this..there are no stats to my knowledge..
Title: Re: When do they come home?
Post by: sleepless on February 22, 2014, 06:54:03 AM
Its said its just a piece of paper, but really are there any reconciliations after divorce.

The only one I can think of is In It, and that didn't last.
Title: Re: When do they come home?
Post by: BB64 on February 22, 2014, 07:25:54 AM
My father tried to come  back after divorce. 2 to 3 years after bd and  numerous affairs.
He was rejected.
Title: Re: When do they come home?
Post by: alwayshope on February 22, 2014, 08:34:33 AM
I know of a man who left his wife and children for more than 20 years.  Then came home.  The wife was not remarried and took him back.
Title: Re: When do they come home?
Post by: UKStander on February 22, 2014, 09:48:04 AM
I sincerely believe that many of the tactics I tried prolonged the time between when he WOULD have come home and when he DID come home.


Hi LG!

Can you tell us what these tactics were that only prolonged things?

Thanks to you,

UKS
Title: Re: When do they come home?
Post by: sleepless on February 23, 2014, 04:53:07 PM
I sincerely believe that many of the tactics I tried prolonged the time between when he WOULD have come home and when he DID come home.


Hi LG!

Can you tell us what these tactics were that only prolonged things?

Thanks to you,

UKS

I also am very interested in what tactics prolonged the return.
Title: Re: When do they come home?
Post by: Anjae on February 23, 2014, 05:24:57 PM
I guess the tactics that may prolong a MLC may differ from MLCer to MLCer. MLC is very similar but not all MLCers are alike.

Some take far more than others to return. I believe most MLCers want to return home. What many times happens is that when they are ready to do it the LBS has moved on.
Title: Re: When do they come home?
Post by: 1Cor.13 on February 24, 2014, 08:13:00 PM
I guess the tactics that may prolong a MLC may differ from MLCer to MLCer. MLC is very similar but not all MLCers are alike.

Some take far more than others to return. I believe most MLCers want to return home. What many times happens is that when they are ready to do it the LBS has moved on.
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Yes, mine has been gone two and a half years and shows no signs of remourse or wanting to come home..spends a tad bit more time with his daughter, for which even though it is often with the alienator, I am still thankful, because a year ago he spent almost no time with her...

Blessings,
1Cor 13
Title: Re: When do they come home?
Post by: Anjae on February 25, 2014, 06:15:52 PM
Two and a half years is a long time but not that much time in MLC world.
Title: Re: When do they come home?
Post by: starrett on February 25, 2014, 08:07:29 PM
3 years this March, and she  has never look back, our divorce was final in Sept after the required waiting period of 30 days after the signing.  I have nothing to do with her,  I am NC with her, and it is good for me.
Title: Re: When do they come home?
Post by: Mac49 on February 26, 2014, 01:16:33 PM
Starrett:

To true my Brother "she has never looked back", 3+ years divorced, MLC coming up on 7 years, No regrets, no remorse (none to my face anyways) no apologies, only attempts at cake eating.

I think a female MLC'r that seeks a reconciliation is even rarer than a male LBS who will take her back.

Mac

P.S. Let the pummeling begin
Title: Re: When do they come home?
Post by: always hopeful on February 26, 2014, 04:22:04 PM
BD was late Oct.  She came back on Jan. 27th  Has a rental house in place and leaving next week.  She did cake eat between these months.  She just came home 2 early.  I had a hard time emotionally with her back in the house,  but I do hope there are more attempts.