Denver - Thanks for the support! Lord knows it is a natural response to beg, plead, cry, show pictures and try to rekindle past happy memories. Our own human nature and how similarly we react is a surprise in itself. Much like the WAW - as I read all the different stories on the board it is amazing how many parallels there are between our situations and the ways we all react.
I read DR thought it was great and will reread it again after I read the 5 love languages. I will likely get the coaching sessions too because I know I could use their feedback on everything that is happening. This is very foreign territory for me.
I read your thread tonight and wish you the best - I can only imagine how difficult it is for you. Know that you will emerge from all this a better man than ever before. You recognized you need to break free from your own behaviors and are actively doing what you can to be a better person. It is so much easier to throw in the towel, say I'm right, I don't need to change and do nothing. It takes courage to do what we're doing and the reward is a better relationship with ourselves and those around us.