"Sorry i dont meant to hijack from Next here, but Mr. Bond, what do you mean by this?
That when you first show your W that you can never be friends and then be friends with her?"
No the thing is you need to be consistent in your actions whatever they may be. You don't need to "show" her anything. What do you want? If you want to fight for your M, then come up with a plan to do so and stick with it. But be sure it's YOUR plan.
If you give your spouse an inch, they will take a mile. Monitor the results. If what you're doing is driving them away, then do the opposite.
Bottom line is that there is no "strategy" or plan. It comes down to what you are willing to do and what you WANT to do. You can't control their actions, so you need to be comfortable with what you do. It may be dating other people or waiting around, or whatever. But whatever you do, make the actions consistent.
M-43 W-40 2D - 9 and 5
Emotion, yet peace. Ignorance, yet knowledge. Passion, yet serenity. Chaos, yet harmony. Death, yet a new life.