Hey Pinn, glad things are going ok with your parents. I'm sure your Dad will feel strange for a bit especially as he has worked for so many years. Maybe he can take up some part-time or volunteering work to help the transition?
I think at your stage in the game it is true that it can go either way with your W but I think you are doing the right thing by moving it on to the next stage. I can't imagine how hard it must be to start over again with someone you are already married to but why don't you just start having some fun with no expectations like you would have if you had just met? Remember DB is to start with a beginners mind.....
Friends are entitled to their opinions but they don't know how you feel unless they have walked a mile in your shoes. Your Halloween party sounds like it was fun!
Me - 47 H - 45 D-16 M - 6 years Separated - May 16
Don't leave me behind can't you see me I'm shining... (Years & Years - 'Shine')