I'm trying to figure out how to follow the DB and DR method when at the same time I feel like we need to emotionally connnect.
To address this, again, I didn't get it until it was too late, but the only way she will reconnect with you is by seeing what is truly inside. For her to do that, you have to connect with what is inside you. Accept yourself for who you are, but focus on bettering yourself at the same time. Throw away the negativity.
In summary, you don't really need to change, you need to wake up.
Me: 38 y/o W: 38 y/o Together: 10 yrs Married: 7 yrs S1, D3, S15(hers previous, I adopted May'15) WBD: Sep '15 W's EA confirmed Oct'15 W Filed Dec '15 Personal awakening Mar'16