- you sure you're not rationalizing pursuing?

you could just as easily be having that dinner and wearing that suit with another woman, in fact, that was the goal remember, inspiring some fear of loss, letting your wife go, giving her what she wanted, remember if you're always there, she really can't feel you letting her go. Let's be honest, you're still on this forum giving us updates because that is your end goal, you want your wife to pursue you (because that's the only way any of this will work), a dinner with her is just rewarding her for ... WHAT? Wouldn't be my decision in your situation but you are free to do as you want, you always have been.

- something to think about ;-)