Need advice: wife of 10 years wants out (2)

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Next morning, she again got mean over something and started saying the usual things about me being fake at this time and untrustworthy.

No need to respond to this behavior

I was working while she was shouting so I told her I was busy at work, and she needs to leave the room immediately.

Good job!

She also said she wants a break from sex as she needs space.

I would have preferred you to be the one to suggest it.

I was fine with it but today I got the feeling that she is trying to turn me on.

Probably

I did not bite. Not sure if she is testing me (although I don't know what the test case is or the motivation behind her test) or she if just wants me to make a move on her as she is feeling horny.

She wants to see if you are still attached

Strange behavior, nevertheless.

Not really it is pretty typical WW shenanigans

I am not sure how to handle this.

How so? She said no sex so you don't have sex

And yeah, as expected she said she is okay with me having sex with someone else while on the break.

Thanks for the permission WW

She pressed me on it and finally I responded saying "I won't have sex with someone else" and then exited. Should I have responded? If yes, how?

Truthfully I wouldn't have answered. You should have put a $hit eating grin on your face

She has been planning some family activities for evenings and weekends. I go along (reminder that we are actually living like a family, coparenting, share all the housework etc).

I would go on some and decline some and go out and GAL like a madman

Towards the end of one such activity, which went quite well especially between my son and me, she suddenly dropped an absurd revision of a particular time of our lives.

Yep

I did not respond and did not validate.

Good!

Overall, I am still validating and empathizing wherever applicable, but I am not inclined to do that under blatant revisions (that includes lies about my actions) and especially not when I am having a good time with my son.

Agreed!

Peter I think you have a chance to turn this around and I don't say that often. So much of this is timing and opportunity. The fact that OM lives far away doesn't give the monkey a very sturdy branch. You need to tighten up your game and GAL like a madman. You want to display to her that you will be just fine without her. If you can do that and stay consistent with no setbacks I think you have a punchers chance.