To be more specific, as I should have done to begin with, this was the part that I found particularly off-putting:

Originally Posted By: Mike in Phx
and built a pile of stuff that includes a bracelet she just bought me, a few special rings we bought together, an emblem of out initial love and my wedding ring with a note that says "These belong to you again"; she'll probably see this on Monday.


That, IMHO, serves no useful purpose at all. If you have (or think you might just possibly have when you've processed a bit more) any hope of salvaging this marriage, I'll reiterate my suggestion that you rethink this.


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