My wife walked out 3

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Thanks Wonka and Cnut. That info is invaluable, and the encouragement is priceless.

She just rang early this AM to say she's going into school early to set up for next week, and that she's looking at apartments about 10 minutes from us. It's not just speculative or vague, she named a road and when I googled it I was even surprised how close it was. She has to move as the room she's in now won't be available much longer.

First instinct was oh no, but realized....if I wasn't going to let her back home right now anyway, she'd have to get an apt. Lol. I like that it's so close. I'm not 100%, but I think OP lives in the vicinity of where she is now. In addition, the new location will be great for S.

She also noted she hasn't eaten in about 48 hours, and that the thought of food makes her nauseous. I've felt like that before, it was when I was dumped as a teen. I told her she should probably look into drinking something like a smoothie, just to get some energy. She agreed saying it was a pretty good idea.

She said we could all go to the pool today, but then decided she just wanted to hang out. If she's not eating, I hope she doesn't pass out at the Peachtree tomorrow. She hasn't run in ages and will be seriously lacking energy. Oh, and ATL is scorching every July 4th.

I'm really just looking forward to her going to IC. I've thought she's needed to talk to a neutral party for a while now. I think eventually I might be asked to come in, but I've never known her to be in such a state and M or not S needs a Mommy that's in at least decent shape.

Trying to take it slowly, not have any expectations and to be a lighthouse. It's been 6 weeks. If I push anything, she'll run like a frightened deer and for the first time I feel like if she pushed I'd pull back as well. It's weird. Just as I accept she's almost closed the door, she comes back and starts pushing it open again ever so slightly.