Starsky, I have been reading through your story (still a while to go). Where I am, you seemed to struggle with how to draw the line and say "we cannot work on our M if you are having an A" AND wanting to show her that you were the "better choice". Looks like you turned the corner where I am. I believe that I gave my W a glimpse into the new Shodan and that I am the better choice with the previous 6-7 week but I still struggle with that. Did I do enough for long enough?
I know she sees D as the way out. She asked for one and is having an A. Cannot get more clear than that. I am not sure she is prepared to tell the kids this (or even mention separation to them since se gets enough of that with her work travel). She has mentioned separation a few times, which seems counter intuitive to making this work but then again, I need to set her free, right? Only when she somehow comes to her senses will we start working on our R and our M.
Me: 40, W: 40 M: 15, T: 18 D - 10, S - 7 D announcement 6/7/2014 A discovered 7/20/2014 (but denied by W) Still living together and sharing same bed