Actually, that sounds like a pretty sound plan. And you know what? You may accidentally find yourself along the way looking at life on your own with some hope.
Chicks dig optimism, even the ones who leave us. The point being, DBing was never about showing her this, or making her see that. It's about finding all these things for yourself. Mistakes made, changes needed, strengths hidden, and embracing them for your own good. It's about realizing that we need to be whole and happy whether we've got someone or not. So that people we hope to attract, whether it be a WAS or a prospective date down the road, see us at our best. And the people we love deserve us at our best.