Oh, Patrish, sorry to hear but it sounds like a thought out decision. My advice is to look at how your relationship is now; is it cordial? If so, then the separation is likely to be about half that cordial. Is it already acrimonious? Then double the acrimony for the separation.

If you want to share details, or just get moral support, you can email me too, I'm in the system somewhere members can get to. I'm assuming you're OUR Patrish albeit temporarily sans cookie. If not... let us know and we'll still be glad to help all we can.