[/quote]Honestly.... it *is* manipulative. You trying to behave in a certain way in order to try to make her feel a certain way. [/quote]
Call it what you want but this is directly advised by MWD herself. I don't have the DR book anymore but I can remember reading the LRT technique and one one of the bullet points was ... You need to act like you have had an awakening and now realize you will be just fine with or without your spouse. In other words "Act as if".
And I can personally attest to doing this and it working. My ex begged for me back. Now our relationship once again fell apart because we simply weren't right for each other. But "acting as if" certainly caught her attention, more than once.
