Married woman. Husband still lives in the family house less than a mile away. She lives in an apartment down the street because she “just doesn’t wanna fricking live there anymore.” No cheating. No big fight. No divorce papers. She just left. Says it was scary and she kind of blew up her life on purpose. Now he’s painting walls, feeding himself, and making new friends. She’s at the gym, building her company, and their nervous systems are both apparently un-clenched. They’re currently “in dating mode.” He takes her garbage out. She helps with his dishes. She says so far it’s been amazing for everybody. Rent is due in a month. She’ll keep us posted. I’m not here to judge, but is this marriage sustainable? Are they prolonging the inevitable?