[sand_man]

I really feel for anyone going through this. BTDT, as mentioned elsewhere in this thread!

We initially tried the "married living separately" thing in the same house (for the benefit of the kids); I moved into the guest room. She constantly talked schitt about me to her family and friends...making sure I could hear her conversations. That house was ice cold! Unbearable! When I started looking for an apartment, she found out about it, packed my clothes into garbage bags, and threw me out...this all unfolded in front of my kids. She was actually getting physical during that confrontation; yelling, pushing, slapping! I had to go. For the next two weeks, I pretty much lived all over the place (including my car) until an apartment became available. Those were dark times.

I have long since moved on, but I remember some of those events so vividly. I wonder, does a person ever really get past it? Even being in a a healthy long-term relationship now, I occasionally feel haunted.