He's not deployed anymore, he's just stationed very far away.
I understand what you mean by acknowledging, but "I know" sounds avoiding to me, no? I don't say what my position is, isn't it passive-aggressive? Please straighten me out if I'm overthinking it!
I thought of saying "I understand. I want a divorce, but since you do, so be it." Or maybe I shouldn't agree to it just yet?
Accept that there is only one thing you can change in life and that is you