Hi ben, at least as I understand it today, detachment is the act of removing the wanting., longing for., looking for (not literally) or sentimental attachment and dependence on the other person place or thing. Its a matter of becoming more of a self and realizing that my marriage was as much a promise to myself to live in harmony with another while maintaining my individual self as it was a promise to share myself with that person.
Detachment is also the process of removing the enmeshment I have in this marriage. I lost myself in this marriage and I blamed Peg because she didn't helpn me find myself. I becomes a leap of faith then to truly let go and hope that the bond we created will be strong enough to withstand this.
The only way back to a healthy relationship is to find ourselves feel physically and emotionally. Health and choose again to share that with the other.
She is hurt/angry about something(s) she chose not to share that. To bottle it up and then walkaway. What hauntsme is that there were small clues...not many but a few.
I have found from her oldest friends that she has within the past year done much the same. My wife is on some journey of her own and has chosen exclude me from it at this time.
me: 47, W:49 M 16.5 years T 17 years Three kids - D17,D14, S13 Heart 2 heart about M 11/8/13 Bomb drop 11/29/13 W moved out 12/5/13 I Retained L 2/20/14 D filed 3/17/14