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plasterdust I just folded my ex-wife's underwear tonight and I thought...seriously, is that fucked up? I've just gotten into the habit of folding everyone's laundry and I don't think anything of it. After over a year of separation I just don't mind doing dishes and folding laundry and framing walls and running electrical and working with the elderly and teaching at the university and riding my road bike and doing HIIT workouts at the playground and eating bacon and BBQing up Saffron Chicken and building a quinzee and meditating for at least 5 minutes, every day. BOOM! Separation can actually be a good time...but maybe it's time to stop messing with the ladies bloomers....am I right? 8 years ago * 6 replies User reported
- want2bhappy Uh....Yeah! Big time! 8 years ago User reported
- Moving_On Heck, Yeah!!! 8 years ago User reported
- Team Splitsville If you are separated - why are you in a position to be folding bloomers?? 8 years ago User reported
  - plasterdust We have been separated for a year and a half but are still living together for financial purposes and because we are making the transition slow for the children. So when one person is at work the other person is washing dishes, folding clothes and managing. There is no physical contact (her choice that I had to accept) and separate sleeping arrangements. 8 years ago User reported
    - Moving_On From all I read, during my divorce process, one important thing for the kids during this process is to accept that it is over. As parents you need to make clear to your kids that they get closure rather keep hoping that you will get back together. half away through the divorce me and my ex decided to go on the trip that we had scheduled before starting the divorce process. To give the kids some time to adjust. We stayed in the same room, just no contact. All that trip did was confuse my kids all over again. Then we had to talk to them again and explain that the divorce was happening. Seems to me, like she has checked out and you are still hanging in there maybe hoping a bit :(. Hope things turn out the way you hope them they will 8 years ago User reported
      - plasterdust Crap...thanks Moving_On...that story is really helpful. Observations: On point. My counselor keeps trying to convince me to give up hope (on the relationship), I'm just a hopeful guy, I guess. 8 years ago User reported

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