Time for optimism ??

[SuperDad]

Dave,
I had a similar thing happen to me today. I went outside this morning to do some work on the house. W comes out and pulls a lawn chair over to where I am working and sits down. I keep working for a while, we chat a bit, etc. I finish working and she gets up and follows me back inside.

I think she is starting to figure out that the 17 years that we have spent together and the 2 kids we are raising together form something that she will never have with anyone else. She still doesn't feel any love towards me and is still in contact with OM, but also does not want to lose this. Is it possible that your W is in a similar place?

SD