BH you're right. I have not done anything for me beyond going to the gym and journaling obsessively. The gym actually IS a big deal for me right now though. I finally have that "6-pack" of abs I've always wanted! I know I am blaming a lot on being here in Poland, but it's true, I literally have no money to go anywhere/do anything! That said, what I think I would like to do when I get back to Dublin is to start hiking, even if it's by myself. Wine is another obsession, but I don't want to drink much under the same roof as H (assuming we're there) as he feels that drinking had put him in a fog. I like cooking a lot too, and this is something that I can do back in Dublin, with or without H around. I can also spend more time with our dogs, take them on long walks etc. I like the analogy of raising a child. This is EXACTLY what it feels like when we talk on the phone, which is rare. It happens on IM too sometimes when he loses his temper. Anyway oh how I hope he gets some kind of clue in the next month at least to the point where he realizes again that I am not exiled here indefinitely! I bet that if I waited him out, was here for 6 months, he would never once ask when I was coming home as long as nothing changed with the finances...
Jen, good to hear that you have heard the same script. It is sadly reassuring in a way. It is just so ridiculous though. I mean even had I wanted to leave my H, I cannot imagine saying such childish things...especially to the counselor on a joint session!
OK REALLY going to the gym now even though its dark and cold out and I have to walk...:(
ITH
Me:34 H:36 M:5 years T: 8 years Bomb: 07/17/08 I want to be separated for 6 months--I don't know what I want the outcome to be S 07/28/08-11/08/08 Living together ~7 months D Possibly busted?!?!!!