That's crap. I'm not married and it worked for me. From the day the bomb was dropped and when BF wanted to come home was just under four months. Because I listened to the advice here and followed it. That includes the first month before I found DR and this forum. It would have been shorter had I not gotten conflicting advice from a DB coach that put me back about a month.
You're lucky pearl...that you were able to stick to it and that it worked out for you...and that you were a W. As I understand it men change their mind a lot easier than women in this type situations. Maybe its b/c most men leave for sexual reasons and women leave for emotional. I guess that makes sense since emotional bonds are harder to break.
At any rate, hopefully after this weekend, I wont have to even "act" as if. Kinda makes me wish it was Friday already.