Over the Shock and GALing 6

[Thinker]

So now that we have reached a point where are talking about separation and my W is actively saying that she does not want to act like a couple any more...

...our 11th Anniversary is coming up in 2 days.

We are each heading our own separate ways on that day (by chance) for a week of vacation. I'm headed to the beach with my extended family and taking the boys. She is headed to visit her mother. I am really happy that she is going - her mother has cancer and is very sick. It is a perfect and much needed chance for my W to spend a week with her without the kids.

So I have been wondering if I should still acknowledge the day with a card or a small token gift (chocolate anyone??). I think I should, because that is the person I want to be. It's rough though, because how do you select an anniversary card at a time like this? I will probably end up finding a blank and writing my own.

How do you positively acknowledge an anniversary without saying I love you or applying pressure?

Or do I just ignore the day all-together?

Anyone have any other ideas?

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On a side, but related note:

Has anyone thought about starting a line of DB Greeting cards? Appropriate ones are almost impossible to find:

- Happy Mothers Day / Fathers Day to the Mother / Father of my Children

- Happy Valentines day to someone I am not pressuring

- Happy Birthday to the spouse who is divorcing me

etc.

It certainly seems to be a niche market...