Well, you were pretty close to a full-on emotional A in your own head, if you recall. You also neglected to mention the huge amount of anger, resentment, pain you felt when CB withdrew her attention. It may not have "soured you on women", but it sent you into a hole from which you have yet to emerge.
Ask yourself this: How will you feel for your brother if he separates from his W, she moves in with someone else that she's been cheating on him with, and your brother does nothing for more than three years. He doesn't file for D, he doesn't date anyone, he sees his exW on his birthday and other holidays, though she continues to live the guy. He stays depressed, his health starts to suffer. When you talk to him, you hear a constant stream of self-deprecating humor that repeats itself over and over. There is no movement. Three years. He starts feeling old. He's lonely. Three years. No movement. He's not even in a place where it would be OK for him to date because he has no intention of divorcing his wife. How do you feel for him? What advice would you give him? Would you want him to follow your footsteps? How about 4 years, 5 years, 10 years, same place?
