Thanks uR. You're right that no one talk is going to make or break our M.
Because I've followed DB strategy, I've not initiated R talks. So when W finally did, she was pissed. "Since you won't bring it up, I guess I'll have to grow a pair and be the one to bring it up" were her exact words one time! Doesn't seem smart to wait for that.
Plus, since I feel I keep teetering on the edge of throwing in the towel, I figure I gotta say something. What's the alternative? Wait until I can't take it anymore and drop papers on her? That seems like it would be a mistake.
The bottom line... I really don't know!
M: A really long time. Crisis: 5 years. She's still worth it.
Life is never made unbearable by circumstances, but only by lack of meaning and purpose. -Viktor Frankl