Wife officially walked away just over a month ago

[Mat]

Update, today she connected with me on Tripit. (it's a travel tool that shows when either of us is traveling). Apparently at the end of the month we will both be attending the same conference.

This is either going to be awesome, or horrible. I'm already feeling extreme anxiety around this.... And scared that I will screw it up.

Let's all make sure we get you ready for this. Let us know of all interactions and we figure out how best to play it.

I agree the conference is a huge thing. If this was a rom com it'd be the end of the movie when you reunite forever and for good, but by now we all know things don't play out that way.

First impression is that NO alcohol should be consumed at the conf no matter what! There's also the danger of your wife getting cold feet if you use it as the opportunity to fix everything at once. I also expect it'll be hard to give her space (which she will need; it's a professional conference where she should be getting contacts and knowledge, not be smothered). I guess you're in the tech industry, and there will be a lot of men using networking as opportunities to flirt.

I am not saying any of this to be negative, just to illustrate that preparing for the best scenario is not likely to work.

Hope you're feeling OK today - keep posting.