Ian, That has got to be one of the best posts I have read on this forum. You couldn't be more right. I rarely come here anymore because it pains me to see LBS let their so called spouses walk all over them. (YR, that was not directed at you)
I stopped wanting my ex back a long time ago because I finally came to a point in my life where I knew I deserved better. I deserved to live my life full of peace and happiness and I wasn't going to get it by waiting for my ex to snap out of it.
One must love themselves before they can truly love another.