Thanks for your reply, and you may well be right that she's responding to my backing off. At least I hope so! I'm not going back just for the sake of going back; she has stuff to own too.
She has cut herself off from our old couple friends. I continue to see them, and they have been great sources of support. The universe does give us support when we need it! I love reading these boards; they have been a real find. I feel, though I don't have any direct evidence, that my wife is spending a lot of time alone. Perhaps she's made new friends, but I just don't think so. She could do so, of course, but I don't think it's happened yet. The other day, when I was in the house paying bills and she accused me of being "selfish" for being there 15 minutes later than I said I would, she collapsed on the kitchen floor crying and said "My life is so f...ed up." I asked if she wanted to talk. She said no. I left. When I heard her start to cry louder, I went back in one more time asking if she wanted to talk or if there was anything else I could do. She said no, so I left.
How would you interpret her action/statement??? Obviously a cry of pain; she's not someone who's living the high life happy as hell I'm gone. But what else might be going on here? Again, I don't want to be too pessimistic or overly optimistic. Thanks to anyone who cares to comment on this. These boards are wonderful!!!!
