Root, I am taking your advice and going even further. I am also going to take my own advice to a friend of mine who was recently going through his own tough confrontation with his WAW. I suggested he look into and read Sun Tzu's The Art of War to gain some insight into the strategy of warfare. The basic philosophy is to seek victory with the most efficiency, with a frugality of resources and energy, without even engaging in battle if at all possible. While the context of the written work pertains to ancient warfare tactics in China, the concepts are universal and can apply to many varied fields in life where conflict can occur. (I originally read this ancient text over twenty years ago, as a preparation for the business world.)
I am taking these lessons to heart now in this new arena of conflict. If W wants to wage war, I must take it more seriously.
Several passages suggest deception as a desired practice. Remaining formless to one's opponent will keep them from being able to predict or know the nature of one's attack. If my actions confuse W, I now will see that as good and refrain from trying to clarify things for W. I must keep her guessing or to lull her into complacency.
