how long were you really seperated? I have some savings that I am blowing though pretty quickly trying to pay for my 4 bedroom house that she moved out of while she sits in a newly furnished small duplex that she blew up some credit cards to make it appear that she has got her stuff together. I am paying for life insurance on her and wont give it up for the kids sake. She doesnt care about stuff like that. My back went out on me last week so now I am driving myself crazy. I can't get out much because I don't want this to take long to heal. I wish I had more money to get a life but I am not going to go into debt even further. I go to the library.......witch I haven't read a book since college and found that interesting. the relationship books are all very good. go out on the town on the weekends that I don't have my son, but I live in a college town and everything is geared at the students, so us older indivuals don't have crap to do if we arn't willing to try to act young. I go out late and come home right after the bars or clubs close. My wife stays out all night most weekends and it bugs me to death. I have even parked my car around the block so that she doens't know that I am at home.......LOL. Did you still have dates or what not? I can't beleive some people do! I tried a few times when she moved out in Oct. but she always had an excuse so I gave up on that notion. I know I need to go dark but it is hard to do with kids.