Posted this on FastCars thread, but wanted to include the gist of it here:

After most recent BD, my W has said "I want something different than this R". I took this as her wanting to be with another man. But most recently has said "I want to be alone".

Hopeful that this is a sign of Stage 1 Acceptance, where she is confused and trying to figure out what she wants exactly. Hearts Blessing description of this stage includes a lot of apologies from the MLCer. My W has apologized for "being a terrible wife" and "spending too much in the past" in addition to a lot of little things lately that I haven't expected apologies for.

But I know there are no guarantees we'll recon! Just nice to be able to understand a little more about what she's going through.


M: 42
W: 39
Married: 13 Together: 18
Kids:10,8
BD 1: 2/2013
Reconciled: 9/2013
BD 2: 10/2017
Separation from MH: 12/2017