Thank you. It does sound similar. 6 months sounds so long...but we've been at this for 3 months already...and I've broken every DB rule there is and haven't scared him completely away. Maybe if I start following the rules we'll make some positive progress. It's so difficult. The kids are with him tonight, for the first time.
He's fabulous with the kids when he actually sees them...which is only about 5-6 hours a week at this point, if that. I feel like he just wants to walk away from all the burdens...house, wife, suburbs, kids...I just don't understand how he thinks his life would be better without us. That really hurts.