I can see it helps with detachment but I am sure long term not talking can't be good can it? I am right in that you just do this until communication improves I hope and then work at the relationship to communicate better and build bonds? Of course if communication never becomes better - might as well stay detached.
I agonized with the same issue at first; it seemed like the lack of communication would ultimately cause further damage and a wider gulf to span upon reconciliation. That may be true in certain cases, but most of us have what Sandi calls a "wayward wife" (WW). A WW usually attempts to keep the husband on the hook as Plan B and they have prodigious skills when it comes to doing that. In addition, giving them space, both physically and emotionally, allows the WW to have an opportunity to reflect and, with any luck, begin to feel a sense of loss and longing.
