I feel kinda like I haven't been here all that long and I haven't learned as much from the vets as I could've and should've.
But to make a long story short, the divorce is officially off for now. The temporary separation is off for now as well.

W has agreed to marriage counseling to see if she can make it work between us.

But she said she is only staying married for the kids now, but acknowledged that her feelings can change.
She has some hope, but not a lot that things can improve between us.
She wants to "live parallel, but separate lives," in the same house for now.
She said there is no intimacy between us and that will have to be built up again, if it can be.
She also said that she doesn't really care that much about my feelings now.
She did say that she loves me, I make her laugh like no one else and that she feels like we can be partners again (something she said she didn't feel for a long time)

Now I have to decide if I'm okay with that. I told her that I could try it for a while, but I can't do the married but emotionally divorced thing for the next 20 years.

I'm not sure what DB's role in this is. I mean what she asked for from me and what I complied with is basically the DB principles.
BTW I have a copy of DB if anyone wants it. I'll mail it to you for FREE.


Patience is bitter, but its fruit is sweet.
--Jean Jacques Rousseau.