So I chose to return the key.

If I'm being honest I was holding onto it as some symbolic thing.
It doesn't matter, legally house us still half mine.

I texted her to let her know key was in the bag on step, that I didn't want to fight or for her to feel unsafe.

Her: I'm not buying your b###sh#t, you only gave it back because I'm getting legal advice and victim support.

Me: I'm actually going against advice, because I truly don't want for you to feel unsafe.

Her: I don't trust a word you say, you probably got a key cut, stay away from me.
Her: and my friends , stay away from them and don't talk to them about me, make your own friends.

(This is because I had bumped into her friends at the pub , and said hi, hardly anything more)

Me: understood ,I will not speak to any of them, I had only said hi to ------ and did not discuss us.

Her: I have spent a long time nurturing those friendships and you have not, I wouldn't speak to your friends, Boundaries!
Her again:stop playing Mr nice guy! You were not nice to me
And then suddenly you have worked it all out and are friendly and charming and making me look nuts for ending it with you for abuse. Stop it now!


I haven't responded to the last message, not going to I think.
But her anger and rage against me seems insurmountable.

Can't stand that my wife feels I have been such a monster and don't know how to go forward with building any bridges or ever turning this around.


Bd August 2019 after 16years
S 12
D 6