Hey try- I too am in the same boat. My W wants a Sep and I don't. I feel like it is the natural step towards D. Everything I've read says that you should first try to work out the problems. They say the Sep is to take time away to see the problems. In my sitch, we know what they are already, so why not work them out? W doesn't want to. It's good to see a story like that of Coach- I need to see that, b/c I think Sep will drive us further apart, and we have no kids so that makes it very scarey for me. I've also read that people who separate sometimes each enjoy the lifestyle so much that they find it hard to want to committ again. I feel for you and am interested in your updates. Not sure when W will move out in my case...