Regarding the term, "dropping the rope, you will have to ask somebody who has been around longer than me. I do remember WAS's saying that it was when their LBS "dropped the rope" that they realized what they were doing in their M.
I was so certain that I remembered reading about it in the DR book.....even remember the part of the page it was on.....but when I got my copy out and start researching....I could not find where Michele had actually used that term. I KNEW I had read where Michelle talked about that technique and I remembered it was barely brought up in the book. Anyway....she did mention the subject of one having to resort to that when all else failed. However, she refers to it as the "After the Last Resort Technique" on page 219. Very little is said about it b/c as she has pointed out....she is encouraging people to do all these other things to save their M and THEN if it doesn't works, this is "after the last resort technique". Of course she has the part on "The Ultimatum" which is a little along those lines, but I didn't see that term used.
This is just my opinion.....and maybe mine alone (not dragging anybody else in)....but I believe there is a difference in "detaching" in the LRT, from "dropping the rope"--as in After the LRT. Won't get into all that again, but I see the dropping the rope as the very last act before going for D.
Anyway, you know you still have us here to try to encourage you and give you support in whatever you decide.
Take care, Sandi
It is not about what you feel should work in your M. It is about doing the work that gets the right results. Do what works!
