I have seen the anger level continue to grow in my spouse every day. She has mentioned that I amd making her crazy because I am being so nice. She walks around constantly mad, at me, the kids, the pets, work, etc.
This is not your problem - it is hers. You can only control your actions not hers. You are being the bigger person and you are doing it for YOURSELF and for your kids - they need you to remain calm now more than ever.
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I have continued to be nice and calm and let her rage. I really think that I am getting this detachment thing because her words/actions are no longer making me react. I am watching the show but not interacting with it. I have made sure that she knows that I think the Divorce is wrong and that I wish to reconcile but I am not pursuing at all.
You are doing GREAT!!! This is exactly what you need to do and say. Remember this is not the W you married and lived with for so many years - this is the alien behaving this way. There are no guarantees that what you are doing will save your M. BUT as I said above you want to be the better person in all of this and be the role model for your kids since W is not there for them. If your M is not saved, you know that you did everything you could to try and save it and you did so with dignity. The alternative would lead to a lot of bitterness and resentment and most likely a guaranteed D.
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I am also standing up to her violating other parts on the S agreement. I have to stand up to her on these issues to get any respect.
Exactly right! You will gain no respect by being a doormat. Try to let the L's handle the legal aspects and you can tell W this is what your L has advised.
Good luck and keep coming here to let out your feelings. It's very difficult to be living with so much anger from your Sp.
Me47 H46 S13 M16 Piecing since May/09
"Life is 10% what happens to us and 90% how we react to it." Lou Holtz
