After being married to my XW for 26 years it was extremely difficult to let go of what had become so familiar. I had spent over half my life with her. To some extent, I was losing a part of myself.
Grieving can be a long extended process. And that's okay, as their is no right or wrong way to grieve. We all just need to grieve well and fully feel all the emotions we're experiencing.
Your wife sounds very similar to my XW. She went from living with her parents at 18 to being married. She didn't learn to be responsible on her own.
My XW started hanging out with much younger friends and went to the bar to hang out. She even invited my daughter to the bar so she could introduce her to my XW's new friends and try to find my daughter a boyfriend.
My XW also wanted her freedom. It was as if she felt like she had been in prison for 26 years and finally got parroled..
The way she was behaving, it was as if she had been released from the insane asilum to soon.
She has returned to a more normal state according to my children.
