So, how do you suggest I tackle this. Your saying this is just another stage the WAW goes through and it's expected.
Yep -- BINGO. I can predict almost word-for-word what they will say at this point, I've seen it so often. It's similar to -- when you expose -- them saying "Now you've done it! Now you've blown ANY CHANCE you had with me! I WAS thinking of getting back TOGETHER with you, but now YOU'VE BLOWN IT!!"
Blah, blah, blah.
Puppy
Holy crap, my wife said the exact same thing to me when she wanted to separate and I was desperate to get back together. ...Word for Word....
and fwiw, so did my xH. who's now moved on from his first soulmate to another one, after 2 years and the depletion of the brain chemicals that make it "fun" in the beginning. it's script, it's part of the syndrome, it's very predictable, it's part of them being able to blame YOU and take none of the responsibility themselves.
M60 H52 D20 M14 yrs OW-old gf from 1986 bomb-5/18/08 H filed for D-9/10/08 D final 4/24/09 xH remarried (not OW) 2012