Regarding thoughts of breaking DB -- don't do that. I made that mistake early on, as I was applying different "methods" and executing them at different times without giving any one method sufficient time to work (or fail). It wasn't until two Wednesdays ago that I fully committed myself to DB.
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)!