Update on things....last night I had a guitar lesson (I am still bad) and then went out with a friend for dinner. I came back and talked with my W for a while. About life, about what my therapist and I discussed today, etc. Again, lots of good connecting. I even joked about how my therapist told me that talking and listening is good, but don't be a typical guy and try to fix whatever your W mentions. I told my W this and that no guy knows this. We think by listening and then offering up solutions, we are being extra awesome...I am listening AND providing help. My W agreed that women just want someone to listen to their problems. I told her that all women need to tell men this...they don't know it.
But, my W is still standoffish and not being physical of any sort. I have been somewhat flirty with her but in an "as if" way, telling her she looks great in a dress or that I like certain underwear that she is wearing. She will say either "thank you" or "i have had this dress for two years, you never commented before." But, she is not responsive to me. Clearly, she is not ready to "work" on our M and R. She said that it is hard to just turn on her feelings.
My guess is the advice will to back off and be patient. We are 2.5 months removed from her BD and she still may be in an A or perhaps recently ended it. Should I continue to treat her as a WAW even though she is somewhat more committed to the family and us?
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