It's normal to want the pain to stop - but really there is no shortcut. It is part of the process. If you manage to push it away, it will just gather strength and bite you harder later. So, you take it one day at time (or hour by hour) and acknowledge that it is there, but don't allow it to take control and dictate your decisions or actions.
Our "date night" agreement fell apart pretty quickly, too. But, it really wasn't a mutually planned sep. Are you in MC?
me: 47 H: 48 he has 2 grown sons M 1995(my 1st, his 3rd) hit iceberg 6/07 S 9/26/07 before now