They all think they've met "the one" and in the beginning I would agree. Through this time DR'ing especially the detachment and NC is the best way to manage our situations, eventually affairs end they either stay together and go all the way to MR after D'ing us OR they realise their future is no better than their so called bad MR.
Where I get shot down is that I want to show WW I'm her best option at this point in the hope that she will see this and RC is possible. I act as if I've moved on and continue to GAL but show her the door isn't fully shut until I SAY SO.
Don't give up on your MR, never give up on it just give them the room to see each other with their masks off!
Patience and self care with hope can go a long way.
M.
DR'ing started March 2017
Don't blow the last bridge up from fantasy island, act "as if".