A lot of people will recommend against leaving the home if you can avoid it.
I fought very hard against it myself, and I think it was not for the best. My wife trying to distance herself from me felt very bad. I only moved out of the house after she caught me snooping on her and gave me an ultimatum. I guess snooping was actually the big error there. Things were actually kind of improving. I wish I had DB then.
Well, I moved out and it was awful, but after a month, my wife started thinking about taking me back and working out our stuff. At that very same time, being unaware of that fact and miserable out of the house, I moved home without giving her a chance to veto me.
It's very painful for me to write this now because I know that at that moment, I doomed my family to so much pain.
Anyway, what I'm saying is that in some situations, I think getting out of the house can be a positive thing in healing the relationship.
Definitely get that agreement worked out first!
- All for the kids - Me:34, W:35 M:7, T:13 S6, D3 + my D15 from previous marriage July 2011 "I think I need a separation" W filed D September Currently living apart - she has the house, I rent a room