I understand everything you are saying, and appreciate the insight. I am trying to live by those ideas, but it is very, very hard.

W is in a massive tailspin at this point, tremendously depressed over everything she is losing (H, friends, H family). Note that she is the one who asked for a D! It is very hard to sit by and watch, but I don't really know what to do. Do I try to console her, or just step back and let it go (which is killing me to do).

Feeling very, very helpless.


H 51, W 46
no kids
T 22 years
M 17 years
ILBNILWY 2/10
1st D talk 6/10
partial recovery
W files D 5/11
long distance separation 8/11
moving forward on D 10/11
legal separation complete 1/2012