Thank you all so much for your support and words of wisdom. I am doing my best to GAL and move on in life. Have to do so, as I have no choice and cannot dwell in the past.
I have been operating on the idea that my XW's severe depression drove her to make decisions she needed to make to get herself moving forward. I now wonder about that,and am becoming convinced that this was all part of her game plan, and that I was just standing in her way. I guess she never was happy with our relationship, and I just represented a 20 year holding pattern for her. How very sad. I will always love her, as stupid as that sounds, and I hope she finds what she is looking for. I am awestruck by the way things have proceeded, and need to get over that feeling. She does not love me, probably never did, and certainly has no need for me in her life. Just a concept that is a bit difficult to get your head wrapped around.
One step at time. What does not kill you makes your stronger, or so I hear.
Thanks for listening, and thanks for your continued support.
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