I found out today that my wife reached out to a former employee/close friend of ours. This person was like a sister to both of us. They had not talked in a few years. There was a lunch yesterday together. My wife told her of our separation, that we had disconnected and the gone south relationship with our oldest son.
This friend called me today to let me know of the lunch and conversation. She said my wife did not talk bad of me. She said that I am a great father and that she knows I love her. Our friend gave her sound advice. Advice my wife would have given a few years ago.