Thanks for your input AnotherStander. I have had a think about your wording of a reply and it seems very reasonable to me. I think i will reply pretty much as you have written.
I don't beleive that my wife is bluffing when she says that she is looking for somewhere else to move, and i do feel guilty thinking of the prospect of the children being disrupted by having to move house. I am worried that they will blame me for not leaving when asked.
You are right about wanting to defend myself. I am getting good at biting my tongue. I am wondering about the fact that my wife is unwilling to work on our marriage. I was thinking that the proposed reply would seem like more 'head in the sand' stuff from me.
Me: 49 W: 47 M: 19 T: 25 Son:19 Dau:13 Son:6 BD: Aug: 2012 Separated - same house: May, 2013 Ultimatum to move out: Dec 2013 W looking to move out: January 2014 Dau says go, I move out: June 2014