Hi, JCJ, I can understand why you don't talk about your situation in RL. It can become like a circus with the he said she said....and before you know it you are back in the play ground and being told well he punched that means he really likes you stuff. I see it every day at work. The other side of the coin is that sometimes we need one person who we can offload to, it helps with the blood pressure. This made me smile and was so me back in the day "Plus I still don't like to hear people calling him names etc." I never told anyone my H had left for months because I didn't want people to think badly of him, as he had started working away in the week, it made it easier.
You seem to have it all together so I wish you well. House sales are rated up there with death and divorce as regard stress so be kind to yourself.
Hope the cat is improving. Mine has just attacked me as I tried to force a worming pill down her throat, boy those claws are sharp! Take care.