Originally posted by: MadRat
The only pathetic one here is this gal's husband for posting this dribble in a public forum.
I don't think there is any excuse whatsoever for posting your personal business in such a public forum. If you think that anyone here really has any ounce of sympathy for you in your current situation then you're kidding yourself. This was a matter that should have sent red flags off to you, true, but its something you should work out with her. This is a fight for her between you and her, not you and him. It looks like you missed the whole idea of her motivations.
Your wife has issues, especially the need to show you whom she's in love with! You might not want to hear this, but its likely she is feeling some guilt and therefore has a need to show you the note. Guilt is a powerful emotion that unfortunately only comes after something bad has been done. If you don't think she's still in love with him then why the need to show you the note?? She'd of never put that business in front of you unless she has a deep emotional attachment to him. She's shopping for control here, pure manipulation on her part. Don't be a sucker and either leave her be or ream her up and down for flirting with her old flame, but don't necessarily aim for a divorce. If she loves you at all then she will drop the need to explore her old emotions with him. She'll either be back on her own free will or you'll just drive her into the arms of another man and it may just not be him. C'mon, haven't you ever read a romance novel?
No amount of outside help is going to do one bit of good for you so drop the publicity. The thrill is in the emotion, not in the deed, so if you can't forgive the gal for anything she does while she's away then you might as well get the paperwork ready now.