Ah, well, I probably should have been more clear. The bible has always been by the front door, on a stand that she purchased and put there, with an Orthodox cross (her faith of origin) that she also purchased and put there. Nothing unusual about any of it, and the bible has also been open before - not most of the time, but sometimes. And since I do read the readings in the mornings over there now (we used to read them together on the couch), I just haven't bothered to close it.

While she's never wanted to be pressured about religion from the outside, she certainly did arrive here with her own articles of faith. You wouldn't believe how many Orthodox icons are on the walls and shelves - some gone now, as she slowly moves out. We were a very faith-filled couple, so for her to say this isn't me is disingenuous. My faith hasn't been a 180 - it's just being tested, and strengthened.

Although I am praying for her for sure, I'm not at all trying to throw extra guilt or anything on the fire. I'm just not being so careful about treading lightly, I guess, because she doesn't live here. I think she's just seeing things through these new eyes of hers - everything is about her, after all. Why shouldn't the open bible be, too?

Me: 46 Her: 41
M: 5.5 yrs / S: 20, 18
3/26 W and I meet OW
BD: 5/2/2015, she takes off ring
W goes to stay with OW 6/26
NC: 9/5 Both moved out: 10/16
I take off my ring and feel... healed: 10/19