Gerda: I agree with Marvin and wow, how well-written! My H sent me many announcements of divorce, lawyers, etc., and never followed through.

Same here !!!!!

Husband made announcements of divorce and did move out but never filed.

In certain way he was trying to say : back off, I need time and space...
However when he was deep in that dark place of midlife crisis, he regressed and is lacked of ability in expressing the troubles/emotional problem he had... all he did was trying to find himself. He was a incapable teen.

While she/he's making things all messy, you could have your life rebuilt, get the life you want and live it to the fullest.