HD, It occurs to me that you are the physical manifestation of Mrs.HDs struggle with herself. Most likely she doesn't see it that way. The more I read your posts the clearer it becomes to me that she is using her intelligence not only against you, but against herself. Some people are too smart for their own good. They can come up with more rationalizations for why they continue to behave in an unproductive manner than the regular Joe can. They can word it so it sounds perfectly logical. The emotional component is completely avoided by intellectualizing the discussion. It may be impossible for you to make much headway until Mrs.HD stops using her grand IQ to avoid feeling.
I don't mind the sun sometime
The images it shows
I can taste you on my lips
And smell you in my clothes
Cinnamon and Sugar
And softly spoken lies
You never know just how you look
Through someone elses eyes
BHS-"Pepper"