Here Again

[Jim1234]

We lived in the same house almost a year from the time she told me she was filing. The whole time, I had hope, and it made detaching terribly difficult. I didn't give myself a timeline, but was hopeful the entire time. It was horrible. I travel a lot, and every time I came home from a trip I expected the house to be empty. It was mentally exhausting.

In some ways, having her move out was a huge relief, and of course, in others, devastating. But I never would have begun to detach if she were still here.