Journaling -

Last night I went out with a bunch of friends for dinner. I asked my W earlier if she'd be okay with watching the kids and she said she didn't mind.

I got home around 11:30 and when I climbed into bed she wished me good-night. This morning, I see her and kiss her goodbye and when I try to give her a hug, she's totally limp like a rag doll. No reaction whatsoever.

In the past 3 weeks, my W has started to once again slip into depression or just seems detached. It's like she goes through the motions, but there's nothing behind them. She'll lean in to kiss me goodbye, but at the same time use one hand to push me away.

For all the WAWs out there I was wondering if this was normal the back and forth. Is this the time when I back off again until she's ready to re-engage?

I guess one fear I have is that she's feeling detached because she's got something going on again with her ex-boss or someone else. The fact that she had never "apologized" for cheating and hasn't really told me what the heck she's doing at home (to work on the M or not), is dragging me back onto the rollercoaster.

Any thoughts?


M-43 W-40
2D - 9 and 5

Emotion, yet peace.
Ignorance, yet knowledge.
Passion, yet serenity.
Chaos, yet harmony.
Death, yet a new life.

RECONCILED AND WISER