Wife wants to leave but still at home.

[sandi2]

Glad to hear you felt uplifted after your talk with Chuck.

Thank you Sandi, any further advice as to handle my next 4 weeks in the house together? She is moving to an apartment at the beginning of March.

If you can picture her being like a boarder who is staying in your home, it may help you know how to interact with her. If she were a boarder, you would probably speak to her and show a certain level of business-style friendliness. If she asked questions, you would gage how personal or private they might be, and then decide how to answer. If she was getting too personal, you'd politely change the subject to something more general. You would not try to sneak in a hug or kiss. You would not snuggle with her. You would not stand in the doorway of her bedroom to talk, much less go inside her bedroom and stand around. If she ate meals with your family, you'd keep things as light as possible at the table. After dinner, you would be involved in your life and she'd be free to do whatever she chose to do, without you questioning her. You would not follow her around the house to see what she was going to do. You would not ask her if you could go out, nor feel it necessary to fill her in on the details of you GAL.

You keep things as civil-friendly as you can, and try not to let it get personal. You stay as detached as possible. Really engage a lot in GAL the next four weeks. Be gone when she's home as much as possible.