a whole lot of LBSers who do reconcile don't return here to keep us posted.
They have moved on from the painful ordeal to heal, and for many, it'd be like returning to a cancer support group after being in remission and declared cancer free.
So it's extremely hard to generalize objectively. There's no control group.
I know 3 DB reconciled couples, and the LBSers never came back here to report.
M: 57 H: 60 M: 35 yrs S30,D28,D19 H off to Alaska 2006 Recon 7/07- 8/08 *2016* X = "ALASKA 2.0" GROUND HOG DAY I File D 10/16 OW DIV 2/26/2018 X marries OW 5/2016
