You might be aware of the rule of thumb, but your H obviously isn't. He's made his choice to walk his path. It's going to be a difficult, rocky path but he's oblivious to that.
You, however, are making your path smoother every day, and that is what is important right now. God is guiding your steps (OK, that sounds pretty cliche, but it's accurate) and helping you grow out of this mess and into a new dg.
We both know, deep down, that the chances of our spouses coming back to us are very slim. Too much damage has been done, I think, and even if they came to us today begging for an R, I wonder how willing we would be to grant it.
Let's agree to drop our ropes and move forward without looking back.
H 56 W 48 D27,S21 SS25 SS22 Severely autistic M(#2 for both) 9 1/2 yrs. "I've never loved you" 3/7/2011 Separated 8/7/2011 BITS