Thanks for the update, LisaB. I follow your sitch closely. It,s nice to see your conclusions from the success stories. I agree that it seems hang by a thread (or less) before it works out, much like a Hollywood ending. Also, it seems to take a lot of time, much more than LBS thought they'd have.
What my sitch has in common with yours, and you probably already know that, is that my W thinks of us as over. She's with a new BF, I'm old news, the father of her kids, the co-parent. Not a potential mate. So it's hard to know what boundaries I can enforce or even if she still sees me as Plan B, especially as she's in the romantic phase of her new R.
By the way, I posted an update in my thread on Wonka's views of the "wet noodle" approach. It seems like tough love is the way to go.
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"You can't start a fire sitting around, crying over a broken heart" - Bruce Springsteen.