I am a Broken Man

[savedbygrace]

A few days ago, my wife suddenly, without forewarning that I ever detected, told me she is leaving me. The details are not important, only that I recognize it was mostly my fault.

Our grown daughter is leaving home about the same time. Within three weeks, I will be alone, with only my Golden Retriever as a companion. I'm calling on God, and he is answering, but in this physical world, it's only my Golden.

Heartbroken, deeply wounded, ashamed. That's me.

I'm hoping to receive words of advice and counsel. I'm a born again, spirit filled Christian, so I'll respond more readily to Christian-based advice and counsel, but I'm ready to accept whatever you have for me. I'm needy.

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LOL

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Appreciate it.

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That;s great. I’m saving it.

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LOL

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Thank you very much. I need that.

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Thanks.

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Thanks.

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Thank you.

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LOL . . . I think.

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I think that’s a fair analysis. Thanks.

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LOL

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Sounds like good advice. Thanks.

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You’ve encouraged me, brother (or sister). Thanks.

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I sure hope I don’t. I’m trying to bounce back.

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Thank you, Madison.

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I don’t have the financial wherewithal right now to afford counseling. I’m doing my best to overcome my faults, but the counselor phase will have to wait.

[Captain Beyond]

Prayer bump Hang in there. Things have a way of working out for the better but faith and trust in God is the main thing. Don’t go a day without reading the word.

[Ouderkirk]

I am glad to see that you’re feeling better.

Only someone who’s been where we’ve been can see the humor in my comment.

Be prepared because as lousy as you felt last week it will get worse, before it gets better.

Protect yourself. Get a separation agreement in place ASAP.

Cancel all your joint accounts and all credit cards. Open a new checking account today. Make sure that the soon to be ex does not use your social security number to secure utilities and telephones in the new pad. Separate your car insurance as well. If the vehicles are in both of your names, make sure that the car that she drives is registered to her, and she is paying her own insurance policy.

Do not ever reconcile. It’s disaster waiting to rain down on you.

It took me 4 years of living in flop houses to pay off the mess that my ex ran up while we were trying to “ work things out”

[Amerikan_Samurai]

I went through a big breakup like this 6 years ago. Today I am a New Man, and even better than ever. God did a work in me that only the pain could bring. Just don’t do the thing that I did shortly after the breakup, and that was to follow some unwise man’s advice that “the best way to get over a woman is to get under another one”.

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Thank you. She’s been gone for a little over two weeks, and things are definitely easier. Before she left, I was looking at what it would be like with her gone, and the anxiety I was suffering amplified the negatives out of all proportion.

Now I’m certain I’m going to be OK. Also, I have a lot of people praying for me daily. That is making the difference, and I praise God for that.