Cliff notes version: found a second cell phone my ex was using to carry on the conversations of her five month affair with the our next door, married with three kids, neighbor. Left for the day after a huge fight, came back late that night, woke her up by smacking her on the head. Proceeded to yell at her and spit on her a bunch of times (nothing but cotton balls came out because I had been mountain biking, drinking beer and smoking large amounts of weed). She denied what had happened, except to say she slept with him once. Got removed from the house by police that evening, stayed at a buddy’s for a couple of days, got served with a restraining order by the police the morning I came home in front of my then 4½ year old daughter.
My ex (coming up on one year of being divorced) got control of our house because I spit on her after finding out about her affair.
She now lives in the house as it is going into foreclosure (it is way underwater), and it has turned into party central. I go to pick up my children for sports (I coach their teams), and there are people hanging out, sleeping over, her bf sleeps over regularly.
She texts me that she misses me, hates what has happened, and wishes I would come back home, but has never been honest about anything, and continues to lie to me about things that happen with our children, as well as just about anything else.
PS-I got divorced as quickly as I possibly could after realizing that she would never be trustworthy again, have half custody of my kids, live in a 2 bedroom apartment, share one the rooms with my 6 year old daughter (I got the top bunk.) I gave my 10 year old her own room because I thought she needed her own space right now more than I did.
Met a great woman online about 6 months after divorce, and am continuing to heal.