I can't wait to get the book...I need something to help guide me. Right now I am doing what comes natural which in a lot of cases is probably the opposite of what I should be doing. Reading these forums has helped a lot and at least I am no longer in the smothering stage.
I do feel she is very angry with me for the snooping and forcing the end of the A...it was just hard for me to act any other way once I sensed something was going on...
I do know I need to stop trying to be the PI...if she wants the A to continue she will find a way...and I need to accept that and just let her make her own choices. It is just so hard to let go and leave things to chance. I want to be "Mr Fix It"...just my natural instinct.
This is why I am looking for advice...I want her back...but I don't want her to feel I forced her back...I want her to want to come back and reopen her heart to me.
Well the book is on the way and I will devour that quickly...and we start MC next week which hopefully will be positive.
I do acknowledge that 50% of the mess I find my marriage in is my fault. Like you said she just hammered in the last nail. I realize the main thing I need to do is focus on me.
"Friendship is like peeing your pants: everyone can see it, but only you can feel the true warmth."