So, if Im understanding you correctly, by detaching yourself from W, by starting to get a life for yourself, by focusing on you, by projecting more self-confidence, etc.....and.......
your W is finding you attractive?
Azzork, I'm hearing "I told you so". I'm sorry if my previous attempts to seek validation came across as rejecting your advice. I did hear the advice from you and others here and and I have followed the parts of it that felt right to me. The only parts that didn't feel right to me were the thing about wearing cologne (yuck) and hiding my tears from my (not gonna happen). Social norms about what is and isn't attractive can vary with subculture!
Indeed, I have been detaching, GALing, and focusing on me. It works! This is a pretty broad set of guidelines and can definitely be adapted to fit a person's individuality.
Me: 39 W: 36 M: 8 yrs T: 10 yrs S: 7 W started coming out with the truth: 9/26/15 W finished coming out with the truth: 11/12/15 W started sleeping in guest BR: 11/13/2015