Sounds good T, I'm keeping all my fingers and toes crossed for you.
Have you tried doing some nice things for her? Draw her a bath, give her a small gift or note out of the blue, do something special that you know she would appreciate? I'm thinking she may be receptive now, maybe even hoping that you will reach out to her this way.
You said she likes to be pursued.
Tell me more about these "gentle changes".
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