However, I still don't really think my overall situation can be resolved without W getting a taste of life without me.
Do you know when you are 100% most likely to reconcile effectively?
When you no longer care if you do or not.
That's the honest and sad truth. Reconciliation requires a level playing field, an even starting line. BOTH of you need to be willing to walk and to believe the other one will leave. That makes you something worth having.
Originally Posted by Doug54
Just gonna have to tread water since I don't plan to leave the home.
Yeah there is a famous saying around here. "Things need to get worse before they get better".