AC, I tend to agree with your friends that you need to let wife go. She is making her decision and IMHO you need to stop supporting her.
It would be easy to drop her like a bad habit out of the hurt and anger. It would be easy to do all of those things because she has decided to cut you out of her life.
.... It would be so easy and we could all understand why...
.... But know that those reasons above are not loving ones.....
You can chose to stop supporting her because you love her enough to stop being her crutch.
You can chose to give her space because she needs to find herself.
You can choose to start taking care of you vs. her because you need to shine the love you have always shown her on yourself.
You can let go out of love... Or you can let go out of anger
Which one would you like to do??
M(f): 40 D'ed: 8/12
Show empathy when there's pain. Show grace when warranted. Kindness in the midst of anger. Faith in the face of fear.