Yeah the formal responses of them and us using each others first names instead of pet nicknames is the beginning of the end I'm afraid.... Like instead of it before being "Thanks babe" It becomes "Thanks (first name) IHCLACS".
Its us and them becoming less intimate, more uncoupled, more "friendly" and more business like. It may bother you and feel awkward at first but try not to let it, and just address them by first name as well as if you were talking to a business partner. Believe it or not, The more you do this, and get used to it as the new norm, the easier it will be for both of you to detach. The interesting thing I noticed and observed, once this started, was my W started calling my S1 all my old pet nicknames, like babe, baby, etc, and started giving a significant amount more of ILY's to him, and smothering him. Some transfer the love that they had for their spouses onto their children. I've read about this being a common normal occurance in seperation and divorce.
