I only read a couple of these, and to be honest, I respect all your pain, but the stories are laugh-out-loud funny when you are past the stage of wading in your own drool... Init, you made me laugh, so I thought for the sake of posterity, I would add mine...
My EX's OW was a teacher when she had her affair with her first husband who was her married principal... They married and had two kids. Ten year later, I am not sure what happened in their marriage, but I know she cheated--a lot... Our son was diagnosed with cancer and she was trolling, and gave my husband all the support he needed and I didn't... Yup, he said that, idiot, um, I was a bit preoccupied with saving our son, but apparently my priorities were misplaced... She was everything I never could be (not sure what that was exactly, but the fact that she still golfed and loved watching SportsCenter was a big part of it, apparently, honesty, faithfulness and dedication to his kids were not important factors...), and she NEEDED him, and I didn't. So, he left and married her before I even knew we were divorced... The fact that he is now her boss means she has moved up the food chain, and I expect that in five years, before her pretty runs out, she will find another knight to help her along as my ex becomes eligible for social security and she still wants to have fun (that 15-year age difference will start to magnify)...
In the meantime, hawk, new relationships, post-MLC can be amazing. If you decide to try, there is a LOT of joy when you find someone who TRULY loves you, BECAUSE of what you have been through... Love and light all, ll
The best thing about banging your head against the wall for so long is that it feels so good when you finally stop...
BD 1/16/10
D Final 7/21/11
exH married OW the next week and moved across the country to be with her...
LL CHOSE to live happily ever after...