As long as she can keep you afraid of the divorce she has the control, once you agree with the D she won't know how to react. Make sense?
This sorta makes sense. I understand that by dropping the rope she will feel like she just won a major battle (maybe not the war), but when you say she won't know how to react, that's where I am a bit perplexed. I feel like she's going to feel that I finally conceded. Now she can get what she wants and move forward with the S. I also figure that's the path I will have to take to open up the conversation and release the tension. Conversations about reconciliation are not happening. I feel that I may have to agree to a trial S to get us talking more openly even though it will be only about the kids. I don't know...this is all so confusing...