I appreciate it - the conversation thing is great, I've started doing that (ending on a good note), and I can tell a difference. Before she wouldn't even respond, now her last email was almost conversational.
I told her that I believe marriages should be respected, even if you didn't feel like it. I asked her what kind of lesson it would teach our children, but I told her that it was her decision.
Boy, I used to read about people having trouble going dark, and I would think, "Geez, just do it". Now that it's MY plan, I owe them an apology! It is not very easy.
Anyway, I have to talk about my D8 - W invited OM to dinner, and asked D8 and S6 if it was OK - D8 looked at her, and said, "Mom, no way! You barely know this guy!" Go baby!