"Perhaps I'm misinterpreting, but it seems to me that MWD is clearly suggesting to follow the LRT under this particular situation."
No you are misinterpreting. Just because the section follows another, doesn't mean that you follow those steps in that particular order. 25 has been here awhile and you seem to enjoy thinking YOUR interpretation is correct.
" If you had said this to me even a couple weeks ago, you would be correct. However, at this point, I have completely set aside my pride and ego. I just want to do what works."
Just those last two sentences show how little you've learned and how much your ego is very much there. "I" just want do do what works" ... how selfish is that? You are still trying to figure out how to manipulate your W into loving you. You still haven't addressed HER hurt despite everything you say.
"Agreed. I am working on that. I think I've actually made vast improvements just in the last 5 days."
5 days? That's laughable. No habit that you've accumulated over a lifetime of doing, changes in 5 days.
"I'm assuming the same with her, when historically speaking, she has never shown any proof of such."
AGAIN it shows how little you've learned. You see it as "manipulation" on her part. Bottom line is that she wants a guy who treats her with respect. Being with someone who has had numerous A's in 5 YEARS shatters her self respect. You don't seem to understand the severity of that. You say you do and will still argue with us that you do, but it's obvious you don't.
"I am not saying 6 months to a year of her having an affair is too long to work on myself. I have no intention of filing."
But you seem to have every intention of implying she's a "slut" for wanting to be with someone who respects her. You seem to downplay that alot in your posts. Let's face it. That's how you view her right now because she has OM.
M-43 W-40 2D - 9 and 5
Emotion, yet peace. Ignorance, yet knowledge. Passion, yet serenity. Chaos, yet harmony. Death, yet a new life.