I'm sorry to hear that. Take the time and privacy to feel the pain. You say you are fighting back the tears - well stop and let em . I know I sure had to at times.
There is a wealth of advice on these boards for exactly the position you are in. I'm not the best to give it, not having gone through a separation, but others are. Look for Robx.
The summary of the advice is:
- Let her separate, but she should own the separation, not you. She moves out. It's on her to work through the logistics, find a place, figure out how to finance it, etc.
- The S should be like a D. Model the financial arrangement as you would a D. Don't enable her.
- Go Dark.
- GAL GAL GAL
- Man up, be strong, and stand up for yourself.
You can do it.
Me 42, W 39, S8, S6, S2 M 11y, A & ILYBNILWY 11/08 Walking away from a bad situation.