Hey Oz, Cleave, NS, etc.
I thank you guys so much for the support. I actually mean it as I have read all of these several times since I actually think I need to hear it. I have posted in the past references about my girlfriend. We had an amazing relationship for a time, though I admit I wasnt ready for it in many ways. We have known each other almost 15 years, through various marriages and lovers and on at least 4 or 5 different occasions I would try and hook up with her, and she would quickly change her mind. So I had a very strong built in "she's not staying with me" message that had overwritten my moral compass. But, we managed to get past it (or so it seemed) with my diving head first into therapy, coda and SLAA meetings.
Today I realized their coming together was a work in progress as they had been communicating a fair amount via email over the last couple months. I know the seemingly harmless flirting got the ball rolling as for her to tell me she went to his house that night because she had "no where else to go" after months of explaining her giant "network of friends" in LA didn't add up. The knowledge of that gives me some relief in a strange way as I was feeling her anger at me that one night is what "drove" her to him. Ie; my fault.
Oz, thanks for chiming in. It means a lot. You are right about the contact. I know I need to keep away and rid myself of these "how can we work it out" thoughts. At the very least, until I can hear any sort of real apology (and even then I know the consensus is to stay the he'll away). But if there is none, than I just have to assume that she, or they, feel their actions were perfectly fine. And that, though flying in the face of how I thought she was, is not a good mindset. she did leave her ex husband for a friend (though they were already swapping with this couple) and I know she has had a fairly cheating past, but both of us felt that was the past. Both of our pasts actually. I have always been more apt to excuse away behavior of someone I love to keep it working so that is why I am hitting the meetings so I can discover where that gets me in trouble. She has not tried calling me yet but she did call my other girlfriend to say she thinks I have hacked into her email and facebook and wants to make sure that she didn't get any "strange" emails from her. It sounds like either she wants to try and sabotage another relationship with me or catch up on what I'm doing. Or, maybe she really thinks I have hacked into her site (in full disclosure, I did a long time ago "fake" an email to her in the height of my covering my tracks phase but it seems it is just a stretch if something past to make things worse now).
I am doing it day by day, focusing on this scary part of her personality to help me keep some balance to my view of her, and hoping to have that resolve soon that just says "no way will I put up with that crap". I'm just fighting the "lover" in me that misses the lover in her.
Thanks again guys/gals as this does help me stay motivated. I realize I need it. I actually have not even picked up PE since it happened, almost two weeks. I'll get there again soon I hope.