I also mentioned that this is the first time since we've separated that they've gone to the cottage without me and I'll be alone for the week. Nobody seemed to pick up on the emotional aspect of that for me, comments were made about the need for bug spray etc. but that "first" for me just went over everyone's head. So, I let it go.
Yeah sometimes you just want to shake people into seein ghte paini you are going through but I guess they can't. Another spin on this is I think that some people don't see it as the end of the world like we sometimes feel it is. I remember I was so worried for so long about how people would react when I told them stbx and I are D'ing and just this week I told someone and they said, "Oh really?" and then made some other non-reactional comment. It felt... good in a way.
