I remember my wife gave me a letter that finally let me in on what she was thinking, and it was generally this. She was not thinking at all, she just knew she had to get out and that before she could think about us, she had to work things out with herself.
That was the first time it hit me that she was really in a crazy f'd up place. She did not have a plan, did not think about the consequenses on our two boys, financially, or anthing else. Burt
I think this true in a lot of cases where there is a walk-away-spouse.
"Always go straight forward, and if you meet the devil, cut him in two and go between the pieces." - William Sturgis, clipper ship captain, 1830's.