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Old 06-22-2012, 12:47 AM   #16 (permalink)
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When you truly love someone, you'd gladly give the LAST of anything and do without. I do it for my children, my husband and even my students...damn kids.

I just don't think he's remorseful. he's saying he is, but he's not. And I would also bet he's still in contact with the OW. It's just underground now.
Or he is not, which is why he resents his wife.
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Old 06-22-2012, 01:48 AM   #17 (permalink)
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This guy is trying to manipulate you, guilt you into staying in this marriage
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Old 06-22-2012, 01:59 AM   #18 (permalink)
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Someone may say I say this too much, but your CH is showing classic narcissistic traits. He is definitely not remorseful. Most will pretend to show it at least. Stay strong.
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Old 06-22-2012, 02:12 AM   #19 (permalink)
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Dude is trying to justify his issues by making some of yours up. Projecting is one thing out right stalking and paranoia is another. I don't know about narcissism I would want to know more before I threw that word out.
However I would not take it from him. He needs to STFU and be glad you didn't walk out the door. maybe try doing the 180 on him.
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Old 06-22-2012, 06:42 AM   #20 (permalink)
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He is angry and missing his OW. He is picking fights to leave so he doesn't have to be around you and feel guilty and/or see his OW again.

Sounds awful and sounds like he isn't really sorry.

As far as him accusing you of cheating, that's just liek a cheater. They think EVERY ONE can do what they did. Their brain just isn't right.
I figured this out with my bf as well. It was St. Pat's weekend and I know now he was missing the pub crawl that he and she and others did together the year before. I know because she has a photo album of it on her FB wall.

He claimed that I was rude to a stranger in the airport. I deemed her behaving creepily. I did not physically nor even verbally abuse her, I merely ignored her and move on.

WE have since discussed this. He tries to say that he was just joking but at least he has not tried this again.

You really have to be confident to decide on your own whether an issue has merit or not.
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Old 06-22-2012, 12:38 PM   #21 (permalink)
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I suspect that there is something going on here and can't quite put my finger on it.

Your husband sounds like he is suspecting you. I am not sure if projection is accurate in this case. He is checking up on you at class is more in line with him suspecting you of cheating then projection.

Is he checking your computer, phone, whereabouts, etc.?

I may be wrong but I feel your husband has something on you that is not sitting well with him. A phone number, a FB chat, an email, a text, something that has him bugging out.

If I was you, I would examine what this might be. I suspect that to you it will be very innocent and you sound innocent.

But his behavior seems more in line with us BS'ers.

I am not accusing you of anything wrong. So don't take what I am saying incorrectly. I get the feeling that your husband is bugging out because he feels you are doing something based upon something he read, heard or felt from you.

Until he opens up we are all just guessing.

Could be what I said.

Could be projection.

Could be guilt.

Could be he is just an as*.

Live your life as an open book, hide nothing, and try to be nice to him and for God's sake don't ever even think of taking his last soda.

I do get the feeling that the issue is him and not you.
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Old 06-22-2012, 02:37 PM   #22 (permalink)
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I suspect that there is something going on here and can't quite put my finger on it.

Your husband sounds like he is suspecting you. I am not sure if projection is accurate in this case. He is checking up on you at class is more in line with him suspecting you of cheating then projection.

Is he checking your computer, phone, whereabouts, etc.?

I may be wrong but I feel your husband has something on you that is not sitting well with him. A phone number, a FB chat, an email, a text, something that has him bugging out.

If I was you, I would examine what this might be. I suspect that to you it will be very innocent and you sound innocent.

But his behavior seems more in line with us BS'ers.

I am not accusing you of anything wrong. So don't take what I am saying incorrectly. I get the feeling that your husband is bugging out because he feels you are doing something based upon something he read, heard or felt from you.

Until he opens up we are all just guessing.

Could be what I said.

Could be projection.

Could be guilt.

Could be he is just an as*.

Live your life as an open book, hide nothing, and try to be nice to him and for God's sake don't ever even think of taking his last soda.

I do get the feeling that the issue is him and not you.
He's acted like that our whole marriage...
My fault for thinking he had changed when I took him back the last time...
His ex cheated so I kind of gave him a free pass for awhile. I've never done anything suspicious despite being accused of everything under the sun. It came out at MC that he cheated on me when we first started dating. It was a ONS. For years after that he accused me of having a ONS that same night. The therapist said he was projecting his guilt on me. But seriously he tortured me with that for 10 years when HE was the guilty one...

I DO see some narcissist qualities in him for sure
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Old 06-22-2012, 02:40 PM   #23 (permalink)
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Someone may say I say this too much, but your CH is showing classic narcissistic traits. He is definitely not remorseful. Most will pretend to show it at least. Stay strong.

it scares me because I know I should just leave him for good. Its so hard though because of what I went through before.
I'm scared to go through that again and to subject my son to his behaviour and bad choices...
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Tonight at dinner I went downstairs to get us sodas for our meal. Well, he only had a few cans of HIS soda left. I didn't have any of mine so I was going to drink one of his.
This was the convo:

Him- You're taking one of my LAST sodas???
me- No, it's ok I'll grab something else.
Him- Oh, just drink it!
me- No, that's ok I don't want to take your last one...
Him- What is WRONG with YOU??? I HATE when you act like this!!!
me- what do you mean? I'm doing what you wanted and not taking your last soda?
Him- Oh great another great night like usual... (walks out slamming the door)

What am I missing? I can do nothing right? Shouldn't HE be doing some butt kissing around here?
Me and my wife do this exact soda thing, except I am usually taking her soda. The passive aggressive response to make him feel guilty for the rest of the night is what bothered him. You pushed his buttons on purpose and refused to drink the soda after he changed his mind (realized he was wrong for not sharing). You wanted to make sure for the rest of the night he felt guilty for stopping you. It is a game, it does ruin nights, and the entire act of "I am just being innocent and doing exactly what you say........" is part of that game. He knew it, you know it.

If you did "exactly what he said", you wouldn't have went to the party the other night when he was begging you not too. You don't do what he says, unless it's part of a game to make each other miserable.

I am not really trying to jump on your or anything, but that convo you posted hits close to home. Immature on both of your parts imo.
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Me and my wife do this exact soda thing, except I am usually taking her soda. The passive aggressive response to make him feel guilty for the rest of the night is what bothered him. You pushed his buttons on purpose and refused to drink the soda after he changed his mind (realized he was wrong for not sharing). You wanted to make sure for the rest of the night he felt guilty for stopping you. It is a game, it does ruin nights, and the entire act of "I am just being innocent and doing exactly what you say........" is part of that game. He knew it, you know it.

If you did "exactly what he said", you wouldn't have went to the party the other night when he was begging you not too. You don't do what he says, unless it's part of a game to make each other miserable.

I am not really trying to jump on your or anything, but that convo you posted hits close to home. Immature on both of your parts imo.
You are totally right on some counts I was being passive aggressive. But, in a way how can I not be???
Past history has shown me that if I take the soda I am "punished" the rest of the night...because then he has to get more and he can't ever sit down after work and blah, blah, blah...

As for the I do exactly what he says part...well that particular night that I went to the party no I wasn't doing what he said. But, like I said before I never go out without him...this was the 3rd time alone in 15 years! I look at it as standing up for myself and refusing to be guilted for wanting to do a totally normal thing which btw I invited him to go with me originally.

I wasn't offended by your post at all. I was kind of happy to see an opposing view point. But, I also wanted to explain my logic a little more.
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