I believe that any of the was posting on here provide a valuable insight for us lbs, even though I know every sitch is different.
My wife has been out of the house for about 8 months, and filed a week before leaving without any notice.
The first 3 months after she left we dated and had some great conversations. I did the big no-no with pleading, begging, crying and lecturing.
In early Jan she filed a po for no apparant reason and there has been no contact since. It has helped me get a rationale handle on my emotions and move forward in life in a positive way.
We have a daughter getting married in a few months and some other family gatherings in the same time frame. She has told the kids she is going to modify or drop the po so we can plan the wedding.
I am VERY cautious at this point and will let her do all the iniating and contact. I plan on being friendly enough and to make this wedding as enjoyable for our daughter as possible, but not sure what all I should and should not do.
I would like to see the marriage work, but am skeptical that things can be improved with her attitude that all 30 years has been bad (or so she says).