Cake eating is the glass half empty view. How about it being the gift of time? You get until she gets her master's to show her your changes are real and lasting, and that you are spouse (through detachment and GAL) that only a fool would leave.
But again, I am just trying to help you think about things, all of this is up to you.
M(53), W(54),D(19) M-23, T-25 Bomb Drop - Dec.23, 2017 Ring and Piecing since March 2018