Do I just give in?

[Hurt84]

I was struggling with what SIW is going through for some time, fearing that me giving her that space would make her think that I didn't care. What I realized was that I don't need to tell her or make it clear that I don't want a D, I had already did that based on my actions up until then. I'm now to the point if that her taking space will lead her back to me then I'm going to do my best to swallow whatever reservations I have about it and in the meantime do my best to improve myself. I don't want her to be living out of the guest room or moving into an apartment but perhaps that's what we both need for now if we are going to get through this in the end.

That's the part I know I'm going to struggle with but no one said it was going to be easy. Not much to report from last night. I noticed that she still insists on doing the grocery shopping, planning out what we'll eat for the week, etc. Things that she's doing I guess to to keep stuff as normal as possible for her/us.

I've been keeping myself busy doing some side work repairing some computers for my mom and some friends. Nothing exciting but it keeps my busy. Last night she came home talking about her day and everything going on at work, very pleasant. Now that she took this test, she's up for a promotion and a small raise. She's not happy with the raise they proposed so she's going to start looking for a new job. I didn't show it but I couldn't be happier because once she leaves this place I feel like she'll get away from some of the bad influences between her coworkers egging her on and her clients (and OM). That doesn't mean our problems would go away but I think it might take some distractions away from her.

Our dog hurt herself over the weekend by sliding into a wall when she was all wet from the rain. So we've had to talk regularly about how she's doing and making sure we communicate how we are taking care of her. No arguments or anything at least.