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I went away for the weekend my wife moved out. I thought I was prepared to come back home and see the many things that were gone. Boy was I wrong. It was the hardest I cried in all my life. I'm not sure if it would have been better to be a part of the move, but for me it was really hard coming back to the results of it.

I also felt that my wife would file shortly after moving out. Well, as far as I know she hasn't and it's been almost 6 weeks.

Thanks again for everyone's input. The support that I have found here is nothing short of amazing!

Man, the crying is awful. Guys aren't suppose to cry (per society anyway). But I have had times that I have wept like a baby. I hadn't cried in a while until this past weekend when W told me she put down a deposit on an apartment. That was a rough two days.

JRG, I just read through your sitch. I have gone through the same thoughts about not being sure if I would want to R if given the chance. This seems to be pretty normal for most of us here.

The thought I keep having is, do I miss my W or do I miss being married? The closeness, the sharing with someone else, the feeling of love. But like you said in your thread, maybe these are just thoughts to help me protect myself.

I think it speaks so highly of who you are, G, that you have allowed yourself to cry.

All the feelings you are having are all normal. This is something that you cannot have ever imagined. It is a hurt that is like no other.

I know you dont see it now, but, you will get through this. You will. And you will come out the other side stronger and wiser.

Take care of you, G.

We will be with you every step of the way.

Thank you so much for the kind and encouraging words uR.

You are very welcome.

You are ok, G.

You are gonna be fine.

Everything works out the way it is supposed to.

You just have to believe.

Grizz, I helped my wife extensively when she moved. Part of our S deal was that I would buy her some new furniture in exchange for her not taking half of everything out of the house (she did take a few things which we sat down and worked out beforehand). So I went with her to shop for furniture, I paid for it, and I assembled it all at her house for her. I have no regrets about doing this, I think it helped us remain on friendly terms during what could have been a really difficult time. Plus I didn't come home to a half-empty house! Others advise not to help at all, and I think for many sitches that is appropriate. Do what you think is right for you.

Wow AS, that is above and beyond. I am not really sure W would even ask me to help but she would probably welcome it if I offered.

I am quite excepting of the crying. I have cried with the counsellor, the DB coach, my family, friends and even work aquintences. I feel the crying is part of me finally showing my true self and being honest with myself, I hurt.

Same here. I hid it a lot in my life but have now accepted it as normal human emotions. We are human right?

And I will be buggered if I am going to now pretend that this sitch is not affecting me. Yes there will be certain people that I cannot talk to and show weakness too, but others, well take me or leave me.