I think I need some help and advice.

So, when he left/ran away three weeks ago, he packed a suitcase.

Most of his stuff is still in my house. I've put everything in his wardrobe, taken down all the photographs of us together, removed traces of our life together etc.

At the moment I reckon he's away from our home town, and busy turning his EA into a PA.

Since he left/ran away three weeks ago, I haven't been able to deal with speaking to him. I'm leaving my phone on silent and all calls are going to voicemail.

He hasn't left a voicemail since the three he left on our anniversary two weeks ago now.

There has been no other communication apart from the text he sent me a week ago saying he thinks it's best if we separate.

So, at some point over the next 3 months I reckon he might be in touch (also because from the start of February to the start of May he'll be away, on the other side of the world, working).

I've always been at his beck and call, and been very open to him. I don't feel like I want to do that at the moment, for my own sanity.

November is turning into a really busy month. I fell quite badly behind in work for about two weeks after he left/ran away. I know I'm not ready to speak to him as well, and I don't want to speak to him..

December I'm gonna be super busy. Basically working seven days a week for the whole month.I'll have Christmas day off and New Years Day off as well, but apart from that, it's gonna be full on the whole month. I'm OK with that, and it's something I want.

January I'm planning a very cheap two week break for myself.

So my time over the next three months is already pretty full up.

I know that November, December and January is a very long time. We're only just a few weeks into this, and I don't know what's going to happen in that time, or how I'm going to feel.

How do I deal with a call/voicemail from him? I reckon he's gonna want some more clothes.

Also, I reckon in January he's going to to back to stay with OW for a couple of weeks and he might be in touch with me before that. So he'll be at the height of his PA with OW.

What do I do?


Me: 48, XH: 42
T: 18 years, M: 15 years

EA/PA 1: 6/2012
EA/PA 2: from autumn 2012-present

BD: 5/2013
ILYBNILWY BD & left: 10/2015

OW conceived: 8/2016
Born: 4/2017

H filed: 7/2017
D final: 28/12/2017