I think that I would explode from spending 10 minutes in one of their heads.
I haven't seen many sitches where people have reconsiled where they haven't gotten the time apart. Maybe this is a good thing.
Considering the crazy number of divorces that currently take place and another startling stat that as many as 70-75% of divorces are instigated by women, I think it's safe to say space isn't necessarily a good thing. Separation is a prelude to divorce plain & simple, don't kid yourself.
Separatedness (if that's a word) is good in a relationship, where you're not hanging off each other 24/7. Being individuals and spending some time apart and still spending time together is a good thing.
But separation, living apart is not a good thing. Seriously EB, I'd love to hear the rational thinking behind that statement that says physically separating and living separate lives is a good thing for a marriage: quite the opposite, people get used to living separately and without the other person and it can be very hard to reverse that once a person gets used to this.
I'll say it again, separation is a prelude to divorce: separate living equals separate thinking.
Of all the situations you mentioned where people reconciled where they were living apart, how many of those are on this particular forum? The numbers don't substantiate that type of logic.
