You know my convent suggestion is sounding more and more plausible.
Thanks for answering the questions. I hope it wasnt too awkward
V is right detachment is key here for a bunch of reasons
given what you've said it may be that you need to give Mr Fixit your reconcilliation hope to play with for a while and put them both safely in that box (where you can easily find them if you need to).
If 'it' doesnt affect your relationship with your S and wont compromise your ability to be a friend then focusing on these positives and the improving warmth with your W have got to be good all round.
Whether you knew about 'it' or not i suspect your short term goals would be pretty similar and so work out what these could be and concentrate on those
I think its 25 that posts this but it seems apt 'Dont borrow problems from tomorrow, today has enough already'
Both mid 30s, 2 young kids BD 7sep14 XW moved on long ago, now living with OM1 D paperwork in progress