u/Former_Tap_5471

This week is my first vacation week being separated. Some emotional ups and downs as every May we take a week to get out of the city and take in some nature, hiking and bird watching. I didn't let this change stop me and I got out there on my own. Well, a few mornings out with a friend and then a couple of nights away on my own.

The ups was being on the road before 6 AM, after getting up shortly after 5. This never happened doing this with her. There was no pee stops. No "back seat driving". I brought 10 metal cds like Venom, Arch Enemy, L7, Lamb of God to listen to as I drove. Stuff she'd never approve of. She likes hair metal and ballads. My hikes were my speed and as far as I wanted to go. I could spend all the time I wanted on photographing a bird without the huffing and puffing behind me about hurrying up.

The downs. Eating out alone. I did miss the company during the slow periods. And I didn't like the sadness and anxiety that developed as I drove home because even though we're being amicable while living under the same roof, the house doesn't feel like a home, and I don't look forward to coming home to my wife... just my cats.

Not expecting replies. Just venting good and bad about the life changes. I think the Christmas vacation week will be the difficult one because this is my first time having the Christmas week off in 27 years at my job (union shop, seniority reasons) and she automatically gets Christmas off. Wild how excited she was about me getting this week off and then 3 weeks later she wants to officially separate. I'm hoping she flies home to see family.

So as we tread through this legal separation, remaining amicable... here's a weird WTF moment, which is petty in the big picture, but still...

She got me a custom made Easter bunny sugar cookie with my name on it. A week later she eats it. She also got me some gourmet parmesean garlic pretzels that aren't sold locally. Guess what she did? Ate those too! Like why the nice gesture and then do that? I know it annoys her a lot that I don't pig out on sweets and junk. I like crap food in small amounts and when I'm in the mood. So I guess seeing these things untouched had her say "fuck you pal!" Or it was her plan all along to do just this.

Just a bit of a head shaker really.

I wanted to post a photo for visual effect but it seems there's no allowing of that in this sub.

I got up today, went for my morning piss and what do I find in the bathroom sink but a used panty liner. For the record, no I wasn't going to pee in the sink. Lmao! While this is not a daily occurrence from her, it does happen probably every other week. The staining on it. Yuck! Peeling it from the sink. Yuck! I'd leave it there but I need to use the sink as well.

So, for fun, or whatever, guys, tell me what is one thing you won't miss when it's finally over.

I could add the tantrums, throwing the TV remote across the room and some other more serious s**t but wanted to go with the more unique and bizarre one.