Thanks for the advice Wonka -- pretty much in line with W's therapist who has conveyed the importance of being as honest as possible while being age-appropriate (kids are 5 and 7).
W has shared with me what she wants to say and I agree with most of it -- but disagree with saying that "our love for each other has changed" because my love for her hasn't changed (well, at least not in the same way that she thinks her love for me has changed -- I think you all understand what I mean)... And I am struggling with how to approach that when we do tell them. I like how you put it -- I think that is simple enough without going into details that they won't understand at their current age, but also true to what I do feel about the situation. W and I are not on great speaking terms right now which really concerns me because I would prefer that we be able to talk about this more before we do tell the kids -- hoping and praying that God can provide a small miracle in just breaking down the communication barrier long enough this weekend for us to have a very civil conversation about this before we tell the kids this weekend.
Me 48, Her 50 (Same-Sex Couple) 3 Children Together: 9.5 years before BD BD: Week of 10/27/14 ExW started EA w OW 9/2014 ExW married OW 12/2015