Just when you think you are doing well you get a visit and it pulls you back into despair. How I can relate......sigh
I laugh when people say it is just a piece of paper (the divorce) I suppose it is, but then again, a Death Certificate is also just a piece of paper isn't it?
As you may or may not remember my wife also left and moved 1500 miles away. I related to your sitch because it carried a lot of similarities to mine. There was no venom, no attacks just a lot of kind words and in my case mixed signals.
I think holding on to hope causes long term damage and it prolongs the inevitable end.
The sooner you accept the situation for what it is the sooner you can begin your rd to recovery. A rd that I admit is long and painful and while the pot holes become less frequent and painful they are still there.
Know this
You will not die from this, although at times you’re going to wish you had.
There is light at the end of the tunnel.
Keep your head up my friend......this too shall pass.