This confuses me as to her future intentions!!! ???
Do not place any value in things she says like painting the cabinets. It doesn't mean there is a future together....it just means she thinks the cabinets needs a coat of paint. The LBS hangs onto every word that the WAS says when they are feeling desparate and seeking for a hint of hope. I don't know the times that I have read a post from a LBH that will say, "Does she mean she is thinking of us being together in the future"?
Remember, the WAW is usually a person who is in a deep fog and is not thinking like she normally would. I say "usually" b/c I do not consider women who leave abusive MR's as the regular WAW. We do have a couple of ladies here on the board who fall into that category.
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!