Plus he knows, sees and appreciates his woman even then.
And that is kind of my point in commenting. WAS says "enough" - sick of being invisible, needs not met, love tank empty...whatever his/her story is. How will he/she feel once the LBS starts DATING? Even worse than before. Maybe jealous. But at the heart of it will be something that feels like "There must be something wrong with me." Problems are now bigger than they were to begin with. Greek
