I don't feel I am falling into a trap believing that just because people leave they're a success...I don't necessarily believe that to be the case. I do know that if I were to get to a point in my M where I reach a satisfactory place....eventually I would stop visiting here so often myself.
As for Honeypot Dave, I think if you read her more current posts....that EC is coming back, she and her H have made a great deal of progress.