Focus on improving your relationship with your children, that is one of the better ways to get a WAS to rethink things.
Your situation is like Jodi in the military - well meaning friend takes the girl while the man is deployed. The 3rd wheel needs to be gone in my opinion, it comes down to what you think is right I guess. I believe in traditional marriage btw.
"Don't chase people. Be yourself, do your own thing, and work hard. The right people - the ones who really belong in your life - will come to you. And stay." ~ Will Smith