I'm with you! Help them out the door with a smile on your face.
I know for a fact that my wife thought I'd fall to pieces without her, and that didn't happen. She's living in an apartment with no yard, very sad sons, no dog and she's pinching pennies. I'm certain it's not what she wanted. I'm not relishing that; it's been very hard on all of us, but it's what seems to be working.
I will say that I'm a lot tougher than I was before all of this nonsense. I was pretty much a candy-@ss, but no more and never again.
I have a stepson that is in college, but we also have 2 dogs. Really wondering what she is gonna do about that, as we haven't discussed it but I know where she is moving has a 1 dog limit and she's always been adamant about keeping them together. I think SHE would fall apart without the pups, nevermind me!