Wife says "NO" and acting like I have no rights

[Zues126]

Hey FDU, no big deal. The fact is WW is so far gone you really don't need to sweat every 'mistake' in your interactions. It's like operating on a dead body, no major consequences if you drop the scalpel. She's obviously extremely angry and has made up her mind that no matter what you do you're wrong and all of the pain in her life from the M, the D, and everything else is all your fault.

I know how hard it is when your W betrays you like this. BT mentioned it- that men's #1 most important thing is feeling admired and approved of by their wives- so when they condemnt you instead it's like the ultimate hurt.

But now you have to fire her from being able to commentate on your life. You have to demote her to someone you have to handle for the sake of the kids. It stinks, but this is your only option.

Continue to make changes for you. No such thing as 'back to day 1' because you've already calmed down a bit and started on your journey. If you're measuring 'days with positive interactions with WW' then stop it. Let her go. That should come as a natural byproduct of you working on you, but the fact is it will be a long time before she gives a hoot, and it's very possible she never will, so give yourself the job she used to have and give yourself approval for the steps you've taken.