That is a great description and thank you for that. Yes, a lot of similarities. There are many hard parts to all of this but one right now that stands out is that about every other day she will do/say something that gives that slim bit of hope that things could work out and then next day she is back asking if I have talked to the attorney? I am in the exact same boat right now...not initiating conversations but certainly open to them and being calm, respectful. The other way didn't work and now I am trying this way. At the end of the day with our son being 12 years old, our house being the nucleus of the neighborhood one would think that she would want to try again for the sake of that. Maybe a woman's head doesn't work that way.
That does sound tough if she's ambivalent. Many people on here will say to only believe her actions not her words. So I would be careful about hanging on to what she actually tells you verbally. If she wants to work on the M then you should wait for what she actually does to take steps towards you. Be patient.
In my case I just watch my wife take more and more steps away from me in her actions.
Me46 W46 M25yrs T29yrs 4 children ILYBNILWY 1/30/17 PA confronted 3/6/17 Separated same house