Guess I'm more of an "innocent until proven guilty" type. As PussyBonpensiero corrected, I judge her current actions, not past. Start from a clean slate and go from there.
Given I don't run background checks on friends' significant others, even those that are (shock :shocked: horror :horror:) foreign born, difficult to say. Their lives, their choices. But the ones I do know: 75% (3-1), all 15-20 years together. Maybe they're like Indiana Jones who heeded the Old Knight's advice: choose wisely.
Myself, dreams, fantasies, are just that. I base my life, my choices, on REALITY. I find THAT works out much better for me. Certainly not always the way I want, but much better chances. Cheated on by a WG? If it's "on the job", then it's "work". If it's outside the job then she just doesn't view the relationship the same as you. She has to jump through hurdles for YOU? Jesus, Vinnie, Spanky, Revenant, Digby... the height of conceit. You recognize a lion by his claw.
I'll paraphrase the Beatles: The trust you take is equal to the trust you make.
If you're in a relationship with a WG, understand the parameters. If you're not paying full support, with retirement plan, then she will go to work. It's WORK. And if it's only the money that's keeping her with you, then... don't be surprised when she jumps for a better offer. With a WG, you have a lot of built in doubt by her to overcome. It's you that needs to be jumping hurdles. Permanent or casual relationship? Big difference, and to her, even more so. "But she's this SYT and I have so much to offer... well, at least for now." Hell, I find your superior attitude nauseating, and I'm NOT interested in any type of a relationship with you. You're like the spoiled little kid who throws a temper tantrum when things don't go exactly the way you imagine they should.
Your trouble? You see her as a WG, not as a person. To you, she'll always be that, and she knows it. Death spiral.

