I should have known better but I couldn't help myself.
I was aware of this possibility and my curiosity to see "something working" over-ruled my "but if you're wrong".

So, today my brain is obsessing over the unknown. The unknown that I confirmed last night in the pursuit of "knowing"

I went into town to see if my "hunch" about W and OM living apart was right. i.e. W was living with mom or a friend. Well, none of the above so now my brain is on:
-so where is she?
-did they get a place together?
-this is a step away from me rather than a step toward

Stupid.
But I HAD to look.
Frikkin' "hope"
Why?
Just dumb.

Now feeling I am nowhere near the level of detachment and letting go I need to be at.

Question: Why do I usually think that letting go means I'm done?
What am I missing and is THAT what's holding me back here?

Every time I find myself thinking about what she is doing, I get frustrated and resentful. Disappointed and disgusted with her which leads me to "I don't deserve this and I don't want you back"

But when I see evidence of "the squirrel" peeking out I'm all attracted to it again.

Is this all about me in the wrong way? Why do I want her back? So that this isn't a failure? So I don't have to divorce and start over? Do I see the D as a "judgement" about me?
Would she even be capable of the work this is gong to require?
This running away to another person is a pattern so will it simply just happen again when she feels unhappy or changes her mind?

This is also a pattern for me. This is 4 in a row of "straight to another".4 for 4. Whoever I was, even as the attractive bait, is clearly unhealthy for me.

So if I don't want to be that and get this again.......

Ooh. These questions are too big right now.

But I wanted to get them "out there" and "out of me"

And I'm not in the mood to think about them.