I find the "last resort" thing completely silly. How in the world does the LBS get the stance to say, this is the last resort to fix this, when the WAS has already pulled THE last resort after years of saying trouble was a brew'n?
That said,
Dan, you've exhausted everything in your arsenal? I think not. You havn't even yet discovered your most valuable weapons.
I don't think I've even come close to exhausting my arsenal yet, but I want her to know that I accept what she is saying about my prior behavior. As someone else said previously, I have to validate her feelings and I haven't yet done that in all areas. I have apologized for much, but not for being selfish, because I really didn't think I was. I put a lot of effort into making our lives better, but it was primarily at my job and earning $ so we could have a comfortable life. Now she says she doesn't care about the money, even though we spend it like pigs.
I am way too impatient. I am looking for results way too early.