5% improvement is huge when compared to fast track D!!
Baby steps add up. Before jumping into trying something new in hopes of faster outcome, study what got you 5% and keep that going.
You are right about him seeing you happily GAL having an affect. Clinging to him when he can't provide himself his own happiness just steals his strength. Make your happiness yourself. Show it at work, and at dinner with him. But, he won't recognize your happiness until you do. Do it. Don't fake it. If you aren't making yourself happy with your own life, the MLCer will smell a lie. That makes things worse. That is dishonest treachery. So do it. Live for yourself and let him watch how it is done right.
Celebrate the 5% like it was the Super Bowl. You don't have kids so don't be at home. Get out and enjoy friends. Have witnesses that your aren't dating. But have a blast with others. Show them who is happy and who is not. Your H will not need to be told. He will smell happiness and want in on it.
But you need to learn the ancient art of Patience Patience Patience. The fact that you two are even attending MC puts you way down the road to a better M.
