How do you do it?

I’ve made it clear to my STBXW that I want a divorce. I cannot stay married to her. I cannot and will not subject my kids to a partner who is on the verge of suicide every time I suggest splitting up.

The delusion: she wants to stay together and fix her marriage.

My response: I don’t want that. I don’t trust you. And I’m not going to have a dependent I can’t trust with my kids. That’s literally insane.

The delusion: well we’re going to stay together and fix this, k bye…

I’m just like “every time I hope she’s stable the devil comes back out and reminds me why I need to leave.”

Any advice? An EPO is in place and will likely turn into a DVO by next week. The hardest part will be explaining to the kids everything in the future…