[UPDATE] Thanks everyone for their honest opinions. I have some specific questions to answer about the long term effects on my children but for the most part I have my answer.

[UPDATE 2] Hard nexting her. Kids will have to learn from this as part of their growing up, but I still won't tell them why until they are 18 or she tries to get sole custody. Bottom line is that they need one functional adult in the family looking out for their best interests, and its not her.

I’m a [49M HG7] dad of 4 pre-teens living in Nevada – C-level high earner. Attractive wife [41F HB9]. 6 yrs ago I was diagnosed with a serious disease – 3 yr life expectancy. Retired with good income/assets. Moved to a wealthier neighborhood and wife starts hanging out with a bad crowd. Starts partying and going out all the time. I beat the odds – successful surgeries, changed diet and lifestyle, slowly got better. Found out she was having an affair, filed for divorce after 19 year marriage. Divorce became high-conflict - $150,000 spent and no resolution in sight. We’re now living in separate homes, time sharing kids.

While divorcing I found the redpill and started following its principles. Started lifting and while I’m not jacked, I look good for my age. After 6 months of her openly in another relationship, I began spinning plates. HB5’s-7’s one per month, ages 23-41. I knew I was going to be divorced raped, but that was the price of freedom. Effect of the divorce on the kids has been bad because of her attorney’s shenanigans. I try to be the stabilizing force in their lives, and they know that daddy is the one really taking care of them. I keep plates away from kids.

So wife approaches me after the holidays and asks to talk about the kids. We talk about the effects of the divorce on the kids, and mutual regret there. Talk turns into “Chad Thundercock left for NY and I would like to see if we could rekindle our relationship.” Now she is asking if we can go on a date.

Bluntly, if we didn’t have children and they weren’t failing in life, she would be hard nexted. Having taken the pill, I know I’ll be OK. But I feel strongly that my children need the advantages of a two-parent home to maintain them in the upper middle class – lower upper class lifestyle I want them to achieve.

Redpill teaches that serious illness in the male is usually followed by cheating/divorce/hypergamy. I was lucky in that I beat it, so does that mean that my temporary beta status has reverted to alpha? Or am I always now beta to Chad as I’ve been out-alpha’ed. Is she now automatically an alpha widow? And yes, I made beta mistakes while ill.

Bluntly, am I nuts? Can I show her I am now the alpha I am and keep the marriage going (long enough at least to get the kids to college)? As far as her not being worthy, well, AWALT, and am I really expecting anything different from any other woman? Sometimes the devil you know is better than the one you do not. Finances would be better together than apart.

Honest advice please. If you are 25 without kids, please don’t comment. Legal divorce advice I get from my $800 an hour attorney, thx.