Should I feel hopeful? Was that really a positive thing or am I just being blinded by my desire to repair my marriage? Should I stop talking and joking with her and trying to be friendly? I don't call, text, or email her at all unless it concerns our child and won't but I don't know what to do next.
Re-read what you just wrote (your entire post, not just the clip I have quoted here), and then re-read it again. I know it's hard, but try to read is as an outside party, reading about two other people.
a) Do you see what "worked" -- what re-attracted your wife?
b) Do you see the error in what you're thinking now?
DBing, above all use, is about "doing what works." Study what WORKS not only in your own sitch but in basic male-female human attraction. And then apply it.
