Burt is right, we are better people now after the bomb was dropped. It's a damn shame that it took something like this happening, but, there it is.
We are all here to save our marriage, and we expect our spouses to see we have changed now that we "get it." I have trouble with patience all the time! That is my mantra, patience, patience, patience. Now if I could make myself listen to myself, myself would be better off!
Hopefully, with time, they will see the changes are for us, not just to win them back. We can't set a time table. I wish I could. Hang in there, you can do this. We can do this. What's the option, give up? NO!