25 - One comment about why she didn't file for D right away. She has told me that she thought it would be way too cruel.

Why would she be concerned about how cruel it is?

I see two reasons:

1. She still cares for my feelings.
2. She knows how emotional I can be and doesn't want me to do anything extreme. In other words, she's breaking me in gently.

The truth is probably a mixture of the two.

M: 15 years
BD: 6/25/14
EA/PA: starts 5/14/14
11/30/14 - A ends
5/15/15 - D is finalized.
11/28/15 - Start of new LTR with a wonderful woman (and still going strong)!