Originally Posted By: otw
Some act as best friends others go completely dark

Hi otw, thanks for stopping by my thread today and for your words of encouragement. Our situations are very similar (minus the kids). I've been on here since May and while I hardly consider myself and expert, I do have a feeling that the general consensus on this board, especially from actual WW's like Sandi, is that you do not want to be friends with your WW. It's hard to accept, but she fired you as her H. Do you really want to settle for the friend role? Me neither with my WW. I have gone dark, but it's easier for me with no kids. Despite my going dark, WW has not responded one way or the other. We are scheduled to be D'd in a couple of weeks.

Question: has your W specifically said that she wants to remain friends with you throughout the separation or after D?

If you go dark, there's no telling how your W will respond, but you go dark and detach for you, not to get a reaction out of her. Time to let go. I know, easier said than done.


Me: 34
W: 30
Together: 11 years
Married: 4 years
BD: 4/2014
A Discovered: 5/2014
WW Filed: 7/2014
Separated: 8/2014
Divorced: 10/2015