JRuss -- yes, it's really hard when you're still living together. It's hard to detach when you're also trying to be a warm, positive co-parent w/ your W. Hard to detach when you're still very drawn to your W physically and she's right there.

CT1118 -- yes, very true, and good to remember. Exactly what happened to me too. Blindsided, because W was emotionally many months (years?) ahead of me.

I do feel the movement of a journey taking place. Slow movement. Bittersweet to let go of the past. Worst of all, hard to impose the journey on children who didn't ask for this.


Me: 50, MLC/WW 45
Young kids
Nov 2015: BD1
Apr 2016: BD2
Jan 2017: W filed
Feb 2017: D final