Chapter 4?! The developments re your sitch seem like good ones, in spite of the 'twists, turns & many unknowns'.
re >>I have so many options and yet none ? Its a bit of a bluh moment right now. <<
I think you're right, you can only work on you. You have to be your own constant - b/c even IF things happily worked out with all of our spouses / partners, they will remain 'variables.' mlc proved that. You have to 'do you,' we all do.
pbetra ---- M: 15 yrs (in 2014) BD: 6/03/2014 Infidelity ('known' from July 2014) Denied PA Feb 2015 2 leave Mar 2015 (left early Summer). Some contact. Back briefly 2017 (after family death) Separated 2017