QUestion--what do you think has made you get to this point? I am so intrigued by those of you who are on the road that I want to be on (detaching & GALing)?
TG, I would say the first thing is for you to decide that you don't NEED your spouse to live a happy and fulfilling life. Realize that they may be gone for good no matter what you do, and you'll be ok... even better than ok! Once you do this the rest will fall in place.
M: A really long time. Crisis: 5 years. She's still worth it.
Life is never made unbearable by circumstances, but only by lack of meaning and purpose. -Viktor Frankl