My wife wants to separate

[MrBond]

" They will NOT leave a coasting marriage and go out on their own if their financial situation is not sound."

Wrong. If they want to leave, they leave.

"They need someone to run away with! He may not have enough money or enough income for the both of them, but there has to be someone else for her to have the courage to walk away."

Wrong again. Not just through research but from people who have posted here and elsewhere for almost 5 years. When a woman is done. She's done. She doesn't necessarily need someone to leave with.

"Not sure how you can disagree with anything I have said."

You can't make blanket assumptions like that. Especially when you're so new.

"Have you heard of a stay at home mom leaving a not so bad marriage to go live alone under a bridge?"

Now you're exaggerating. I never said they would live in poverty or whatever you're implying. I said they leave without necessarily having someone in the wings. It's a fact. You're dealing with an A issue. I get it. I understand your perspective, but you can't say that applies to everyone. The sooner you get that, the sooner you'll be able to sort out your sitch.

Oh and BTW, there is no such thing as a "not so bad marriage". A statement like that is based on an individual's perception. What YOU might not perceive as "not so bad" may not be what your W thinks. In fact, that's why men's and women's priorities are different.