CW- I found this website today with tons and tons success stories of reconciliation after separation. It is very religious but I was just googling and was very inspired to see that so many people HAVE taken the LONG road and reunited with their H.
Although I am not going to buy the books, the message I got was to leave it up to God, be patient, don't file for D, and keep the faith. Here is the link if you are curious- the stories are very short paragraphs:
me,34 exH,34 S,16 months S:3/31/09-left for OW started DBing 10/09 d final: sometime 10/10 current: http://www.divorcebusting.com/forums/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=2022856&page=1 met in 2004