....but OIN IS married and his wife DOES exist. I personally see nothing wrong with what OIN is doing. My experience with a WAW has shown me that they believe they have ALREADY put all their energy and effort into the marriage, and are done trying. OIN's wife may have already checked out of the marriage...I don't know. Perhaps she is just waiting for whatever reason, but she doesn't WANT to leave bad enough to have already physically left.
I will tell you first hand that my wife DID pay attention to my actions during our separation. She refused to seek counseling, but I sought counseling. A couple of months later, she sought counseling. Now, her counselor has recommended that she do couples counseling with me.
I have zero regrets about all the effort I have put into this so far. Keep it up OIN!!