No affair, no feelings...is there hope?

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I got out of the house today and went for a long run and then walk. Was a beautiful day and I really enjoyed it. Good to clear my head.

W was home when I got back. She asked me if I could check if her car had oil. Then she sent me her MRI results for her wrist issue and asked if I could explain them. Now she is asking my opinion on which phone she should buy (not exactly sure about her decision to drop 1k on a phone when a few days ago she was talking about the potential costs of having to ship my stuff...).

All this makes me wonder what she would do without me...I'm saying this with a chuckle, but hey at least I'm smiling! I don't mind helping her with this stuff, but someone tell me if I shouldn't be. Or is it a good sign? Probably nothing, but it does reinforce some of my thinking that she has not really thought through the separation. No timetable, no real plan. Just sleeping in separate rooms.

She has mentioned things like I don't need to do her laundry and she will do the dishes (yet to happen). Normally, this is my role as the "stay at home" spouse. I still want to do some of the housework as if I'm living here and she is still supporting me financially I feel I should contribute. But I am doing less than before, especially with things directly related to her. I'm not going to pick up after her or make sure she has lunch etc. Hopefully this is a good strategy. It's hard to not feel the urge because it used to be one of my weak points that she felt let down by a lot. One of the ways I feel like I listened to her feelings and really stepped up, but apparently wasn't the root of the problem.