I caught myself there for a minute, because like your W, mine left after gettng a job and when the plan was to start paying down debt, etc...I had to tell myself to knock it off, reality is what it is, etc...
Check. Been there too. Sometimes go back to that. It doesn't help that I'm in the same house with the reminders, but truth is, reality is what is. The rest is just wishful thinking.
It doesn't happen in a day, Matt. Keep practicing and trying. You'll see what works and how quickly it does. The less you have contact the better as well.
And you are spot on with what makes a committed relationship work or not. You aren't crazy or broken in that regard
AJ
"Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter" MLK Put the glass down... "Yesterday I was clever so I wanted to change the world Today I am wise, so I am changing myself."