Been lurking for awhile trying to understand MGTOW and why MGTOW exist.

I am a beat up man and have some battle scars. I want to share my experience in hoping the younger guys see what can happen when you give yourself to a women, become vulnerable and loose your identity.

2 marriages (12 years & 8 years).

12 year marriage - She ended up pregnant while we where still married. She decided she wasn't in love with me anymore and started an affair. I struggled hard and had to have counseling for 2 years.

8 year - She started a emotional relationship with a co worker and is now leaving me after I found out. Signing divorce paperwork today. Long story short, I supported her career move, work for free helping her with the business (IT work) and put my education on hold while she move up the ladder. I help her emotionally due to sickness and stress due to this job change. She took 8 years of my life and never said a thing about her feeling change. She told me "I wasn't at her level anymore and wasn't going to wait" and "I wasn't attractive anymore".

Unfortunately I had to learn the hard way. I never cheated, faithful to the end, was a supporter of their career choices, lover, faithful and always trusting. I have a amazing IT career and always have been a very easy going man. I really believed in marriage. When I started my marriages thinking we had a true friendship, love and supported each other thick and thin. One thing I missed in both marriages was my identity. I always gave in and sacrificed myself to support my marriages which I am finding out made me vulnerable and very weak.

After finding out about my STBX affair (2nd marriage) this REDDIT has been a lifesaver for me. Without this brotherhood (and counseling) I would of definitely went down a path of destruction.

I've learned my lesson now. I am a MGTOW and I feel amazingly free. Ill continue to read this reddit, get help and be inspired going my own way. THANK YOU Brothers and be strong.