Just thinking:

I have noticed over the past while that my friends and family seem to ask less and less about my W. Not sure if they are uncomfortable, or just don't want to bring her up. Kind of makes me sad to realize how much our friend's opinions about W seem to be changing. It is very much like they just assume she is gone forever.

I am moving forward bit by bit, trying to GAL as much as possible. Trying to formulate plans for the holidays. Trying not to get dragged into the lonilness of the season.

Interesting comment by greenblue on Gunny's thread, about WAW and milestones, and how each milestone cements the end of the relationship more and more. My W has two big milestones dead head: getting a job (and giving up her job here) and finalizing the separation/D. I am keep the road home paved and smooth, but the road seems to be getting longer and longer and longer.


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