I am confused over whether she is having second thoughts or is hanging with me due to guilt. Not sure how to tell the difference.

Unfortunately, I leave in 2 days for 2.5 weeks. I am planning on telling her and giving her a letter saying that I will sign the papers, which is what she wants. No idea how she is going to react, or if she will be here upon my return.

The current status is that I have asked to put off the D until January, and she is adamant she wants the D. I have now decided to drop the rope, sign the papers and see what happens. If she does not initiate a conversation about the D papers before I leave, do I tell her I will sign them before I go, or just leave without saying anything?


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