Let's assume for the moment, that in some undetermined time period he'll be out of the picture. So, what will you have spent that time apart learning and doing? What's new that you are going to bring to the table? (( j ))
Me. My ability to stand tall, not bend, my self esteem and confidence and my manhood.
I have learned to be me, be the best me, be the happy me! What am I going to bring to the table, how bout the fact that she will have a table to sit around. I did what she could not. At the end of the day, I am the prize, not her, not this R/M, me, just me! Do I need a Phd to impress her, no, do I need to make more money to impress her, maybe, do I need anything other that what I have become, I think not. If that doesn't do it for her, she can stay where she is. I am who I am, if she comes back because of that, then thats the best, if she comes back for any other reason, it will not last.