Hi. You probably will be angry, in a while. At first, in this situation, we struggle to understand, we partly blame ourselves, we try to understand. The guy is still our partner - we still love him. Maybe he'll come home and be himself again. In time, you may look back and think he's treated you abominably and there just isn't any excuse. My partner (19 years) walked out without saying goodbye. We had, by both accounts, been really happy for at least 17 of them, before things got rocky. He said I was the best thing that ever happended to him. He also said he needed time & space and hoped we could remain friends - all the cliches! Now, a few months on, and he's admitted there's another woman, I feel quite ready to do that horrible superficial-sounding thing of moving on. And that's because I've realised he lacked integrity, was deceitful - and has gone. So, as you quite rightly say, the thing to do is prepare for a new life. Lots of love. C.