Being a good spouse

I have been back in touch with my ex and did so at my own peril.  I let him down on New Year's Eve (because I took a nap and missed his phone call). He has feelings hurt over that.  I made the mistake of letting him into my bed the day before and for that I will pay emotionally    His latest email says he is reassessing this relationship.    Well we are divorced and so this can just stop....but we are such close friends.  It is what it is.  I don't know.  I even shaved my legs for him, and trust me, I don't worry much over that and I doubt he noticed anyhow.
I need to rebuild my self esteem.  I was never a perfect wife or partner and I have my failings.  But I was mostly a damn good wife to both of my ex husbands.   My first ex and I grew up near each other.  He was known as a bad boy.  And he was that.  We were together for 20 years.  He was a hard working man and a good father to the two children we had together.  I have huge respect for him.  But we decided after counseling that we were better apart.  It was a brutal breakup but it did end ok.
I helped that man get his own business up and running.  I raised those two kids well.  And for fuck's sake, at night, he would ask me to massage his scalp so he could sleep and I did that. Every Night.  I was a great wife.  If he wanted sex or food he got it.  I gave it my all.

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Sunshine451
Sunshine451

Love, First, under no circumstance should you beat yourself up over the situation. (I know far easier said than done) Use it as a means to learn. As far as mistakes go, I do not know a human being that does not make them. xo
AmyM2014
AmyM2014

Thank you, I needed some words of comfort from someone.
candy36
candy36

Hey Amy hang in there dont ya just love bad boys ? I did what a mistake funny u mentioned that my neighbor came out the house a week ago and said too me i see youre bad boys gone , lol and me and him have been broke up since june laugh my ass off even my neighbor noticed he was a bad boy how sad is that lol. and my neighbor dosent know me too well other then hello now and then lol ....hang in there hugs !
candy36
candy36

oh yea one more thing the neighbor mentioned too me they said they never change lol ......
AmyM2014
AmyM2014

I think that is true, they don\'t change. Honey you don\'t know what I went through back in the early fall. And I need to keep that in mind.
Thank you for being so real and honest. I need more of that in my life right.
And you are a Georgia girl, I don\'t know if anyone else gets that but I sure do.
candy36
candy36

I\'m real sorry too here u went thru some stuff back in the fall Amy ill have to surf thru the journals one of these days when i have time , and give u some support on them if u wrote any . yep I\'m a Georgia girl, lol ... hugs... hun
AmyM2014
AmyM2014

I don\'t journal as much as I should, it would help me for sure.
Keep in touch when you have time.
Big hugs to you.