Really glad to hear that things seem to be progressing positively for you. I'll keep my fingers crossed!
Couldn't agree more on the time thing. It's not that things are rosy the more that time passes, but I think there is the understanding that there is usually no way that problems this big can be solved as quickly as we'd like. I guess for the LBS they could be solved quickly, but the WAS usually needs a lot more time than we do it seems...
I've read the theory that it takes 1 month of work for every month that you're married. I've interpreted that more as every month you're together. In your case you've been together 6 months, so possibly by the end of the year? I'm pretty much in your timeframe too, 7 years together, about 4 months of this.
Anyway keep us posted. We don't hear from you as often as we'd like to! Let us know how things go with your H staying over.
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Me:34 H:36 M:5 years T: 8 years Bomb: 07/17/08 I want to be separated for 6 months--I don't know what I want the outcome to be S 07/28/08-11/08/08 Living together ~7 months D Possibly busted?!?!!!