Hey Steve, I see a lot of well-meaning advice and speculation in your thread in recent days. You have made a big impact on many people here, including me, and we feel the need to reciprocate.
We are all flawed people and I think that anything other than advice on how to proceed in DBing is inappropriate and sanctimonious. All of our sitchs a similar yet different and although some paths of action are clear, other's, only we can say for sure. And as Sandi pointed out, timing is everything.
The "Right Person Myth" is one many people fall for. The very idea that we will perform our best and be happy within a relationship once we meet the Right person is a delusion that exempts us from fixing our own faults.
I know you understand this. Besides, it's not the point of this forum.
Let us know how things progress and we are all here with your best interest in mind.
M 53 W 54, M since 98 D15, D19 8/2013 discovered EA, W maintained contact with OM until 10/14 7/2/17 W said she wanted S, 7/25/17 moved out of MBR 12/17 W says moving out 5/18, W still in home.