Brit:
The bond that you develop after 22 years is pretty strong. Strange as it may sound, I am not in the "I will do anything for her mode". When she came to visit, it just seemed completely natural to both of us for her to stay at the house...and I am glad she did. At least it gave her the chance to see the man I have become, and maybe the man she would be crazy to lose. Who knows?

No idea where this is going. But the bond, from my perspective at least, is too strong for me to just blow her off and 'send an email every 3 years' as you say. But maybe I am a fool. Myself, and most of our friends, think her path is anything but certain. I cannot wait to find out what that path is, but I cannot seem to just not care where it leads. Been too long, she means too much. Only time will tell. We shall see how much time I can handle.

Thank you very much for your insight, and thanks for listening.


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