Thanks, Forrest. I suppose you're right - "I'm not sure if I'm done" is the same as "I'm not done".

I think I'll be ok - I'm generally good at keeping a handle on my emotions, and my job is such that I spend a lot of time pretending to be upbeat and cheerful even when I'm not - so be pleasant and cordial with H when he drops off/picks up S7 won't be hard.

Right now I'm going to assume that we're both moving on with our lives, down different paths. Not going to focus on if they'll reconverge or what I would do if he wanted that - it's silly to torture myself with "What ifs".

As far as telling S7 goes, I'm not willing to lie to him, so there is that. Our therapist suggested some language - we're going to basically say that we're not happy living together so Daddy is going to live in a different house, but we both still love him very much and he will still get to see Daddy a lot, and then after that we'll have to play it by ear based on his reaction.


H: 39, Me: 37
SD: 18, S: 7
M: 9, T: 10
"I love you but am not in love with you" - 5/11
Discovered online affair - 7/11