Walk Away German Wife (WAGW)

[PortlandDad]

Shark: I really think there are a lot of similarities with my sitch and yours. My W really hasn't had much of a life outside of our family either. She really has been the one who kept the house running, the kids in line, paid the bills, did the landscaping on our house, etc. Me and the kids did our own things and had our own friends and activities.

I feel that she really started feeling like her life was unfulfilled now that the kids are getting older and don't feel like they "need" her anymore. In some ways, she is behaving almost more like a MLC than a WAW. The fact that she is enrolled in school and trying to build a meaningful life for herself is a clue to me that this isn't just about her EA.

You are right, though, that I need to focus on something other than myself. My kids are hurting right now, too. They need to be my first priority. Two weeks is an awfully short amount of time, but it should be enough to plant the "seeds of doubt" in her mind about her decision.

Some days I just wish I didn't love her...