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Wife has been emotionally and physically cheating on me for months. Brought up divorce like it was my fault. Then dropped me a message today that she needs a few days away. Did a little digging. She flew her ass to north carolina to fuck some other dude.

Shit sucks. Why throw away a family for a little strange?
 
Sorry to hear that shit. Do what you gotta do to take care of yourself and your family.
 
That sucks. I agree with gst8. Get it over with as quickly and painlessly as possible. I've never been through it and hopefully never will but I've seen a lot of people go through it and they always seem happier once everything is over and resolved. Good luck!
 
I have been there and it is absolutely soul crushing. I’m sorry, my friend. It took me literally years to get over and, even then, not before I wallowed in depression and low esteem and developed several self-destructive behaviors.

  1. There are no answers at the bottom of a bottle. There is no comfort there either. It won’t “take the edge off” and it won’t take your mind off of things. I wish I had heard and heeded these words when I was going through it. Drink in moderation, if at all, and do not ever interact with her if you have been drinking because...
  2. Treat every interaction, whether in person or on the phone or over social media, as if it’s being recorded. Lawyers love recordings of the opposition loses their shit. It doesn’t matter if you are provoked, stay calm. If you do lose it, bet your ass that it will come out in court, presented without context, and then your explanations will sound like justifications. Don’t put yourself in that position. As for online communication, lawyers love screenshots, too.
  3. If you live in a smaller city, it is worth your time to research who the top rated divorce attorneys are. You should pick one... but you should consult with as many as you reasonably can. Why? Because if you have a consultation with them and discuss your situation, it prevents HER from hiring them, due to conflict of interest.
That’s all I can think of right now. I am sorry, man. Hit me up if you need to talk.
 
One thing I tried to do when I got divorced (albeit a looong time ago ) was to try not stay by myself. Try and hang around with your friends or your family as much as possible. Staying alone doesn’t help keep your mind off of the situation. Being alone for long stretches can be pretty destructive.

Steppers advice is darn good.
 
Wife has been emotionally and physically cheating on me for months. Brought up divorce like it was my fault. Then dropped me a message today that she needs a few days away. Did a little digging. She flew her ass to north carolina to fuck some other dude.

Shit sucks. Why throw away a family for a little strange?
sorry dude
 
Talk to a lawyer asap. Don't do ANYTHING before talking to an attorney. Don't discuss anything with her, don't move out, ANYTHING. If she hasn't filed you can take financial steps to protect yourself. Plan on being a ruthless fuck because if she does and you don't, you are in trouble. In my divorce, the judge split assets 50/50 and liabilities according to income. Not Assets minus liabilities and then split the difference but he split the assets 50/50 and gave me the lions share of the liabilities. If I had known this beforehand I would have liquidated assets to pay off liabilities. So talking to a lawyer is a must. If it's not too late, do not tell her that you know. Knowledge is power and if you can keep her from filing it gives you more time to prepare. You can always be the bigger man when in a position to be the bigger man.

Get a PO Box. If you are required to stay in the house you are going to receive mail that you don't want her to have access to. If you take my advice and start positioning yourself before filing or even letting her know you will want any mail to go to a PO box. Transfer your bank and credit card statements to the PO Box. If you need to retain an attorney (you do) you won't want anybody to see that charge.

Get all financial information out of the house. They can get what they are entitled to from your attorney.

If you have kids, you need to decide what you want. Do not hire an attorney that tells you that you can't get what you want. I wanted 50/50 joint custody of my kids. I had to interview 5 lawyers before I found 1 that said I would get that. It cost me $30,000 in legal fees (including her legal fees) and had to go to trial (less than 10% of divorce cases go to trial) but I got the custody I was seeking. Keep them out of it as much as you can. Don't discuss things with them or badmouth their mother.

As @NextStep pointed out, take care of your mental health. This is going to be a rough year at a minimum. I had to live in the same house as my ex during the entire divorce because of the custody situation. I started meditating and went to a therapist. It was a life-saver when she was screaming at me in front of the kids and I wanted to punch her in the face. I was able to remain calm and just take it.

At this point assume everything is being documented and recorded. Don't lose your temper, don't do anything without speaking to an attorney. Hopefully, she isn't multiple steps ahead of you at this point. If you can record interactions with her it may be helpful if you are accused of something. Lots of men are accused of abuse in custody situations (I wasn't) and good fucking luck disproving that in a divorce case.

That's all I can think of off the top of my head. If I think of anything else I'll post it. All of this being said your best outcome is going to a mediator and working thru things amicably but the chances of that happening are greater if you have the upper hand legally.

If you need a break or just need to get away my house is open to you. We are probably on opposite coasts but if you need to fucking disappear for a while to clear your head or just to take a breath let me know.
 
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Heavy emphasis on forcing yourself to avoid going into hermit mode. It's way too easy to lose yourself in your cave. Cave bad.
nope i know. im fairly hermetic as is. I'm going to force myself to do other things.
 
That sucks Lang sorry to hear. Been through it, its not fun. Lot of good suggestions here. My advice is if there is anyway to save your marriage, then try that route first. Especially if there are kids involved.

Definitely get a good divorce attorney as @Solve4X mentioned> The money you shell out will be worth it in the long haul. Don't try to work it out between you unrepresented as you will get screwed.

Idle time as alluded to here isn't good. I immersed myself in exercise and tried to avoid going to bars as much as possible. You will go through a wide range of emotions but in time, things will get better.

Good Luck
 
This sucks bro. I've been through it as well. All the advice I've read in the posts is spot on. Take care of yourself and the ones close to you. As @gst8 said, it's easier said that done to move on. Only other thing I could add is don't get involved with a stripper to try and get over it. I mean it's fun at first, but it gets old quick...trust me...:sneak:
 
Whoever makes the money gets screwed. My sister got taken to the cleaners by her ex.
It sucks when anybody gets screwed. The entire thing needs to be burnt to the ground and started over. Start with the family court system. At least with a divorce you get screwed financially once and walk away. Family court can go on for decades or longer if a person gets behind in their deadbeat ex-spouse support payments.
 
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