For the first time since we met 12 years ago, I have had no contact with my W for 5 days. Today, I miss her.
I went through this too, but it only took me 4 days. I even took it one step further. It's been 4 days now, shouldn't she be ready to come back already?
Here's the way I looked at the shopping stuff. I thought it would ALL worth it, if we were to restore the M and never go through this again. Even if we didn't, I'd still have the house furnished. If we reconciled, we'd have some extra furniture we'd be able to bless someone in need with. It also helped me move on to some extent. An empty room was emotionally tough for me to deal with. It also felt a little like rebellion. I especially liked it when my W liked some of the stuff I bought.
