Hey IE... you no doubt also understand and believe that, as time goes on, things get easier... and better...

The world shows us, time... and time, again... that the natural tendency is to take the "easy" fruit... even when we are awed by... say a giraffe... that has figured out out to take the TOP succulents... understand this... for the giraffe... the TOP succulents, are the EASY succulents, for them...

Your W is choosing the easy path. It is easier for her to try to start a new R, then to build up the old one, with you. As though THIS TIME, it will be magical... and if this new one doesn't work, then the next one after that will be "the one"...

yes, the "numbers game" does work and maybe that isn't the easy route, either... if you become the best you can be, and become the easy route... who knows what could happen...

What motivation might your W have, to chase after you, because she's realized that she really wants you? It's not a competition with the OM. It is simply being a great option for her... and ultimately, for anyone...

Move the mountain one stone at a time.

What little, sub goals can you set, that will help you get to your big goal? Sometimes the big goal seems too difficult, because we don't have any "easy" little goals in between...