She opened the gift of a ring and was obviously surprised. She put on a smile for the kids. After a bit, when there was a chance, she asked to talk to me.

She asked why I would get that for her while we were fighting all the time. Honestly, I Just felt I needed to pour my heart out and see what happened. I told her i was trying to show her how important her & the kids are to me. She told me she had made her mind up about moving out over the past week or so but was going to wait until the new year to tell me so Christmas wouldn't be ruined. I didn't say ILY but she knew what I was talking about. I told her that I would miss her and the kids and I wanted to be a family, even with everything that's gone on.

She was saying she can't but I told her we could together. That she's had her failed R's and I've had mine and that she's always talking about working through things. I told her that if we could get through this then we would have a really strong R. She said she could hang onto it for a couple of days if that would make me feel better. She asked what I wanted her to do. I said the only way I want you to hold onto it is if you'll think about working on things with me, being with me, and having that R. She said she would give it back to me after new year with her answer. I asked if she was going to think about it and she said "I guess".

At times we were both close to tears. Right now I guess I'll take any emotion over anger from her.

“People are just as happy as they make up their minds to be.” Abraham Lincoln