My wife left me and our home.. that I bought in my name 6 months ago.. it wasn’t for no reason.. I wasn’t the easiest to get along with at the time.. but now, it seems like things are impossible.. that she has this take it or leave it attitude.. she told our marriage counselor that she has feelings for me now again or she wouldn’t be doing counseling.. and I’ve only become stronger from it.. in doing so, I’ve become more in touch with my needs and my wants.. we have had very few disagreements since her leaving.. my weekend for our 2 sons (8 and 6) is Easter weekend.. she has asked me twice about her taking the boys from 10-3... I told her last Sunday “3 is too late, that won’t work” she threw a tantrum throughout the day. Texting me repeatedly about how i haven’t changed.. the truth is, I have changed. Before this I would have just agreed with her no questions asked.. instead I said “3 is too late, we will figure it out”. So after thinking for a while, I thought, well.. it’s a 30 min drive from her parents to my house, so I’ll make it easier on everyone and pick the boys up at 230.. in the meantime I mentioned to her I would check with my mother on what time Easter dinner would start.. she copped and attitude like checking with my mother was a problem and said “you are the same old (my name)” while that isn’t true, because before hand I would have just given in.. so I said what’s the difference if I get them at 230 at your moms, save you the 30 min drive and you can stay there with your family and hang out.. her response was... “you made me mad on purpose, you can pick them up at 3”.. now I want to stand up for myself and say.. fuck you, they aren’t going with you.. it’s my weekend, or I’ll pick them up at 230.. but she knows I want her back and my family back together so it seems like she is just trying to see how far she can go.. I honestly don’t know why.. I’m in the best shape I’ve been in, in 10 years and have multiple women looking at me with “eyes” and to top it off, I am a bit inexperienced.. and always thought I was “lacking”.. but also found out I’m in the 95th percentile and have no trouble “performing”.. so I wonder what the fuck she is thinking, when she has a hunk of a man in front of her willing to do whatever it takes to keep the family together? But is so contentious I can’t disagree with her and offer a rational option.. it seems like she wants to be alone and she is just seeing how far she can push me.. side bar.. she is at her worst physically.. ever.. she weighs more than she did when she was pregnant.. and that doesn’t even matter to me.. I still love her.. I don’t know what to do.. today was really hard.. we finally had nice weather here.. I stopped at Walmart to get some things for the boys, a new basketball and to look at bikes for my youngest.. all the sudden I hear “that looks like daddy.. IT IS DADDY!!” It was my sons and my wife.. she acted completely uncomfortable and awkward.. so I told them I loved them after fitting my youngest for a bike and walked away.. they then saw me at the register and my oldest said “what are the chances we saw daddy 2 times in one day”.. she wouldn’t even make eye contact with me the second time.. later on I was a wreck.. the whole thing has just fucked me up.. I just want my family back.. but I fear that may not be in the cards... p.s.. my wife told me she will never move back in this house again.. the house I bought in my name alone for her and my sons..