Sandi, wow. Eye opening stuff, thank you!! Let me address these one by one:
1)Yes, I'm prepared to accept her as she is. I know I can change my reactions to things, and my communication. You really opened my eyes about my reactions. Eye rolling, groaning, etc are things she really hates. I have worked on them, but I know I can work even harder and come as close to eliminating them as possible. Basically you put it down to accepting her as is, or getting out. I like that
I may be wrong, but I don't think that Sandi was saying to accept her as is.. Your W told you to take your kid to the park, then she packed up her $hit and bailed... Think about that, are you gonna live life wondering if she will be there when you get home?
I think That you need to work on yourself, including your communication, then she needs to "want" to be with you, want it enough that she is willing to do whatever it takes to make you two succeed... How things are aren't working, you are worth having a W that will tell you when there are issues, or at the very least, tell you when they are leaving you.. Work on you.
M - 9 1/2 years 5/5/16 - Bomb drop - 3 week EA 10/31/16 - We sold house 01/10/18 - D Finalized