Thanks - yes - will be 48 tomorrow - already updated my signature. For whatever it is worth - just getting messages from the two of you has been so uplifting - thanks again for sharing. I am really doing OK I think at the moment, although I dont share your optimism about things working out with W. Funny thing is I am really usually a very optimistic person, but I think hearing the W say over and over - "I am not in love with you", "I don't want to be married anymore", "You need to be out of this house", "I want a Legal Seperation", - it does tend to wear on my sense of what chance we have to reconcile. She is so excited about giving me the LS papers, and I know she's chomping at the bit to have me sign them and put it into effect. I know in my heart that will be her justification for either continuing or starting her PA. I will not be giving up hope for sure, but all of that does sometimes squash hope, at least for me. Regardless - I know I have to be strong, stay strong, appear strong and look the other way. I continue to keep my 180 awareness up. And I WILL have a good birthday no matter what. Good to hear your kids doing ok and that you both spend time with them too, I know that I consider that time more valuable than gold, and it is what fuels my happiness - shame that W doesn't see things that way - but like you said - things will get better - I hope you are right.... later....


Me: 48
W: 47
M: 25 years T: 30 years
S24, D21, D11
Bomb dropped: "Not in love with you" 10/09
Separated Feb 2010