It’s a difficult thing. I try to hide everything – all communication and plans – from my ex. My phone and iPad are password protected and he doesn’t know the passwords. But I also know that sometimes I push to see how much I can get away with. Ex is pretty oblivious to a lot of things. Like today I was actually in the same room with my ex while texting my MM. Ex even asked who was talking to me. I just said it was our son. Now, he could have taken my iPad out of my hands and said oh let me talk too – but I know he isn’t likely to spend that much energy or care, despite how he talks and despite his jealousy.
If there was a d-day, I know MM would stay with his wife. The very first day we started talking he told me: “our ( him and w) relationship is very distant – physically and emotionally. I travel for work and am only home a few weeks a year. I’m in a new city every couple weeks… My wife still wants me, and we still love each other in our own ways, but she’s not the person I married 20 years ago and I don’t like who she’s become. The only reason I stay is for the kids, and because it’s just easier. I guess that makes me lazy, but it works.” And he’s told me a few other things too that I know he’d stay for the kids.
All I could really hope is someday he would come back after things cooled down. Or maybe she’d get tired of basically being a single mom and leave him. But I can’t see that happening
