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Author Archives: Lyn
The Comfort of Laura
When I first learned of the affair, I told 2 people very close to me, both of whom were furious with anger. One was female, the other male; people who have known me all or most of my life. When … Continue reading
Elizabeth Edwards Puts Things in Perspective
It’s been a year to the day since my husband’s affair was revealed to me by the husband of the OW via Christmas card. I expected it to be a worse day than it was and wondered if every December … Continue reading
Posted in Affairs in the Media, Elizabeth Edwards, Forgiving, Men, The Battle, THE NEW REALITY
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Anniversaries, Tragedy, Chutes and Ladders
The odd bad day turned into a bad week which spun out into a bad month. Anniversaries; of my mother-in-law’s death, which we never mourned properly because of the interruption of the discovery of the affair, 19 days later. A … Continue reading
Posted in Dear Peggy, Peggy Vaughan, Reactions, The Reveal, What Would Peggy Say?, You Can Burn His Stuff
Tagged anniversary, pain, tragedy
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The Odd Bad Day
It’s been so long since I’ve had a bad day that I’ve forgotten when the last one was. I hit a couple of rough patches in June and July, but August was a welcome time of shift in focus and … Continue reading
Posted in Other Woman, Reactions, Triggers
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Coming Home, Part II: The Letter
My husband thought the email was a good idea, and read it when I had finished. At that, I sent it. The day after I sent the email, H. was checking his voicemail at work when he heard her voice. … Continue reading
Posted in Email, Ending the affair, Letter, Other Woman, OW's husband
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Coming Home
It’s fitting that I am writing this as I take the train home. Going home, is by the best of accounts, returning to a place warm and comfortable, feeling joy. The experts say that it takes at least two years … Continue reading
Recovery Is For Both
Things are painful enough that I decided to go back to The Source, Peggy Vaughan, to see if I could find some help. Why I didn’t do this sooner? Who knows, but as I wrote in an email to Peggy, … Continue reading
Posted in Advice, Dear Peggy, Extramarital affairs expert, Peggy Vaughan, Recovering, The Battle, Triggers, What Would Peggy Say?
Tagged disappointment, pain, rejection
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After His Affair 