Dearest Ann

Submitted by Siobhan (United States), Feb 20, 2017 at 23:05

You are very welcome and I'm willing to help you in any way I can. I know exactly what you are going through at this point. *sigh*

I'm in touch with a few women from the UK with similar stories and many of them have moved on. The ones who invested money in the rats are having the most difficult time but they are on the way to healing.

Listen to your female intuition. We like to override that gut feeling with our hearts and that gets us in trouble. I suspect this is just about where you are at this time.

Would you have gone away and not stay in touch with your man? The answer is a resounding NO for most people.
Consider dropping this man from your life. Even if he comes back, he has already set a precedence for future behaviour. It will only get worse, believe me. You will feel better too for having taken that initiative.

I wish you all the best and please keep us posted.

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