Dear Christopher:

It reads to me that your wife is interested in two things, about which she is not confused. These things are a separation and an easy transition to it. She looks for apartments for you to move to (toward a separation) and she tells you that the separation may be temporary (toward the goal of an easy transition, as a motivator for you to indeed cooperate). She may very well be honest about the possibility of a reuniting after separation. The way she is going about the separation is wise, on her part. It is best for your child that his parents cooperate well.

anita