New thread - starting the protection phase!

[gutwrenching]

HOORAY! You can do this. You will not be his doormat any more. You have tried everything. YOu can look in the mirror and know you gave it 100%, you have tried all the DB recommended actions plus all the "outlaw" actions that others have recommended on these forums. It hasn't worked. You state all the reasons above why it hasn't worked, so when you are having a tough time with, read what you wrote. Those are the reasons you are in protection mode.

You can do this!