1. I don't see how YOU could possibly have a happy life with a XW living in your home. You need to choose to proceed by determining how YOU can find happiness again for YOURSELF.

2. Your W is NOT going to come to her senses until and unless she gets what she wants, i.e., out of her M to you. Part of that M is sharing a home with you. I can't see any positives coming out of continuing to share your home with an XW... but I can multiple possible positives coming out of giving her what she wants right now... including W possibly, at some point, saying to herself "WTF did I do!" and running back to you. M is a package deal IMO... don't give her part of the package if she doesn't want all of it.

I'm not saying that you give into your fears Pickle. I'm saying that you need to do the thing that will bring you happiness. We only have one shot at this life. Do you want to spend the next 6 years (your son is 12) living with this version of your W... or, possibly, an even worse version?

Just my two cents.

BITS
Denver


M 43
X 38
T 13
W moves out of home 11/2010
Roller coaster from hell 2/2011-5/2012
I request divorce 5/2012
W moves home 6/2012
Good time 7/2012 - 1/2015
I leave 3/2016
process of divorce