Walk Away German Wife (WAGW)

[PortlandDad]

I want to keep a diary of events as they happen. Is this the right venue for this? I have two days to catch up on.

Last Thursday was one of the best days of the last 6 months. My W called and out-of-the-blue said that she was coming home. She gave me her flight information and said that she was going to be arriving on Feb 21st. I was completely floored! All of the hard work, the tears, the sleepless nights, all seemed to be coming to an end. I backslid a little when I gushed to her that I was so happy she was coming back. I know that she doesn't want to live here, so I promised her that things were going to be better. She said little else except that she would call in a few days.

I immediately told the kids that their mom was coming home. Everyone was elated! The kids were all High-5'ing and my daughter remarked that it was the first time in almost three months that she saw a genuine smile from me. I was on cloud-9. as excited as I was, I was also scared... I didn't want to make any mistakes! I was planning and making my goals for the first few weeks of our reconciliation.

Sunday was a major setback: more than a major setback actually. She called me just as I was getting up and said that she was only going to be staying for 2 weeks and then she was going back to Germany. She said that she had been accepted to a German nursing school and that she missed the kids and she wanted to spend some time with them before her classes started. While she was here she also wanted to review our divorce paperwork and file it. To say that I was crushed is an understatement. I thought she was coming back to forge a stronger marriage and family with me...

I just don't even know what to do now.

/hurt/