My working theory on Kim Kardashian and Kanye West is that she’s been done with him and their marriage for the better part of a year, probably longer. She’s thought long and hard about the best way to detach herself from him and her solution is playing out in front of us. I have no doubt that Kim and her team leaked the first stories about the separation and impending divorce as a way to force the moment to its crisis. I also have no doubt that Kim wants Kanye to be the one to file for divorce, that she doesn’t want to get hit with the charge of “abandoning a mentally ill man.” So that’s where we are. Kanye has apparently moved a lot of stuff out of the Calabasas home they bought together, including 500 pairs of sneakers. Kim went on a girls’ trip to Turks & Caicos to give Kanye the chance to move his sh-t out, and so that’s what he’s been doing this week while she was out of the country. Kim’s sources also told People Mag that at this point, Kim and Ye have no contact:

Kim Kardashian may legally still be married to Kanye West, but she’s already begun living her life on her own. A source tells PEOPLE that the couple, who married in 2014, now have minimal communication as they continue to move toward an official split.

“Kim and Kanye continue to live separate lives,” says the source. “They have no contact.”

After stopping marriage counseling with West last month, the source says Kardashian doesn’t seem bothered by the idea of raising their four children — daughters North, 7, and Chicago, 3, and sons Saint, 5, and Psalm, who turns 2 in May — on her own.

“Kim stays focused on the kids and work. She is very busy and seems happy,” says the source. When it comes to officially ending her marriage, the source says “she has a divorce plan in place and will file when she is ready.”

The source further adds that “her issues with Kanye are a big part of the final season of Keeping Up with the Kardashians,” which premieres March 18, and that she will likely “file for divorce when the season has aired.”

[From People]

Yeah, I still feel like she’s waiting for Kanye to file first. The whole “she’ll file when the season airs” feels like an ultimatum to Kanye: file before me, or I will be the on to leave and you won’t like that. E! News’ sources make it sound like Kanye might actually do it too:

The Keeping Up With the Kardashians reality star has yet to file for divorce from estranged husband Kanye West, but, according to a source close to Kim, that’s a mere formality. The insider exclusively tells E! News Kim and Kanye have “are completely done and no longer speaking.” At this point, the source says, “She is trying to stay strong and move on with her life.”

Though many people are aware of Kim and Kanye’s rocky relationship status, the insider explains that Kim has yet to initiate formal proceedings because she “is still working out the logistics of announcing the divorce.” Nonetheless, the insider says their separation is “completely official in her mind.”

Likewise, a second source shares, “Kanye is also completely done with the marriage and is moving on. He doesn’t care what Kim’s priorities are with holding off on a divorce announcement,” the second source explains. “He will file before she’s ready if he has to. He wants the divorce just as much as Kim does.”

[From E! News]

If Kanye ends up filing for divorce in the next month or so, I think Kim will have played this perfectly. I know y’all won’t give her credit for anything, but she’s been really smart about this very narrow issue of how to leave him and how to minimize the public criticism of her actions. In my mind, she’s done the best she could to help Kanye and take care of him when he is manic, and she’s really tired of the fact that he doesn’t *want* to be a full partner in their marriage, or a full partner in raising their children. It is what it is.

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