Hey again (funny how 24 hours off of here sometimes feels like weeks).
Thank you for your input guys.
To be clear: I did not file just to get a reaction, and I still believe I am ready. My previous post was impulsively written and doesn't show the full picture. I was coming on her to ventilate my feelings and get support... I am sure days will come with more feelings of loss/sorrow, and I recall BenB you had the same feeling a short while after you filed. Which I am sure most people do. As you said Ovr, missing and staying strong is fine.
It is true I did the hard work but I am actually glad I did. Looking back on this I believe it will mean quite a lot to me. Also important to consider the 6 month waiting period and since we have kids not much will change for a few months.
Anyway I read LHs post right before falling a sleep last night and woke up with a similar feeling so today I arranged a telephone-IC and talked through things, also spoke a bit to my mother. I feel much better and am starting to consider how my perspectives on things change now. Also, I have NOT shown any of this to W. I have been quite active actually with work, fixing the car, workout, groceries etc. I will not ask her about if this is what she really wants. I wont be asking her anything right now... Since we have kids I will have to decide how I would like things to be in the future, in regards to W. My favorite quote trough my threads(from Ovr):
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SHOW them that life in 10% what happens to you and 90% how you respond to it.
Me: 34 Stbxw: 30 D:5 D:3 Mini bd: May/June 2019 Married: Aug 2019 BD: 6th Dec 2019 OM Confirmed: Feb 2020 March 2020: I filed for D Waiting for D to be finalized and W to move out end of January 2021