Almost Separated, but far from Giving up.

[Elmo]

I signed the separation agreement, and she picked it up at the house yesterday while I was out skiing with a friend. I called her when I got home last night and offered to swing by and watch our d for a little while. She said she didn't need to go out and do anything that she was ok.

But I called her this afternoon and she offered to drop our d by the house so she could go out and do a little shopping. when she came back, she told me that she wanted to stop wearing her wedding band and asked me if I wanted it back.

I told her that was fine and took mine off as well. I didn't backslide that badly, I told her I guess this means we start seeing other people. Was that her plan? She said she didn't know, but said that we were separated.

I said, yes we're separated but we are still married. I said, I took my vows seriously. I didn't go into greater detail, but basically implied that I wasn't going to sleep with someone else.

I stayed calm though and didn't fly off the handle in anyway. But she forgot something of my d's and came back to the door. At that point I asked her for her keys to the house, again in a calm manner, then without missing a beat, after she gave them to me, and asked for the spare key to her car, which I gave to her.

Then she said good-bye and left.

I just got off the phone with my D--just needed someone to talk to. Thank goodness he was there.

So what do I do? Did I do wrong? Should I have asked her to continue wearing the ring, or should I have told her to hang on to them?

Should I continue to wear my wedding band? My dad said I should, I think I should too. I also think I should give the keys back to her, in case of emergencies.