Anita,

That might work. That is a similar response that I gave her when I finally decided to quit fighting on a separation. I told her “OK, I agree that a separation will happen”. The weird thing was, she became even angrier when I agreed and even followed me from room to room, yelling at me, telling me we had to talk about the timing, budget, etc. I kept telling her that we would talk about it when she was calmer and hadn’t been drinking. It got to the point where I left the house and went on a long walk very late at night, just to give myself some space. When I came home, I laid down in bed. She asked if I was angry at her. I wasn’t, I was just sad. I told her no, I was not angry, then I got another earful, getting accused of lying about how I feel. I don’t want another repeat of that night. Thank you for your recommendation. I think that may be what I try. If it is OK, I may like to share how I feel on this tomorrow with you and whomever else may be reading.