Separate room for sure Ad, no question. I think your instincts about the kids are right on. I also think you can't lose if you go or don't go -- either is fine, and you should feel free to stay with your friends while H stays in a hotel and not feel at all awkward about that. You are separated and this is what separated people do right?
Married 18, Together 20, Now Divorced M: 48, W: 50, D: 18, S: 16, D: 12 Bomb Dropped (EA, D): 7/13/11 Start Reconcile: 8/15/11 Bomb Dropped (EA, D): 5/1/2014 (Divorced) In a New Relationship: 3/2015