Sandi said that when she was in her EA, she imagined that she'd have the OM and her husband would remain in her life as a friend. She said that when her husband told her that he wasn't going to be her friend if they divorced, she began to understand the implications divorce.
So what happened with sandi?
I am still here.
With the help from this board, my M was saved. It was a bit different in some respects, b/c when I came to the board I was a WW in an EA, via the Internet. The majority of the board's members (to my knowledge) are left-behind spouses. So, instead of my LBH getting the information, I was the one getting it.
It is not about what you feel should work in your M. It is about doing the work that gets the right results. Do what works!