My husband (ex) and I separated 3/4 months ago while still living in the same house. It was not an ugly separation and we are friendly with each other but have agreed that we don’t work together well and decided to end it (I initiated it). What is starting to upset me is that he’s showing no emotions, I often feel the sadness but I have not seen him show it/feel it and I’ve learned that he’s talking to a girl he recently met on a flight. It just upsets me to see how quickly he’s trying to move on and not mourn the loss of our marriage. People used to be envious of our love and now his reaction to this whole world thing is as if it was nothing and he is trying to get over it as soon as and as easily as possible. He tells me that he doesn’t want to go through a lot of pain and a good way to do that is to be with someone else. I guess my question is whether my reaction to him not being much more upset is appropriate or do I need to allow him time to process this as he likes? Does it take men longer to process a breakup and show emotions?
How soon after separation is it appropriate for your partner to move on?
