Every LTR turn-around story includes in it a specific point of confrontation where the effects of your behavioral changes and self-improvement have caused her to subconsciously determine that her power over you has now been depleted, and she eventually breaks down and says something about it.

If you decide to stay with your LTR after discovering TRP, you have a long road ahead of you on the way to reclaiming power and independence. There are only a few reasons to stay with your LTR if your relationship is truly unfulfilling, as breaking it off, working on yourself, and starting a new relationship as a changed man is certainly the quicker and easier way to go. If, however, your LTR is like my wife and has many desirable motherly qualities (low N count, enjoys keeping house and cooking, crafty, fun in the sack, loves to make you happy, competent and intelligent, etc.) you may decide to take the long dark road through Moria and turn your relationship around instead of pulling the plug. I'm not going to tell you if this is the right decision for you or not, as you'll have to judge and make that decision on your own.

At the beginning, you must always start improving yourself, this is a core RP tenant. Your objective SMV compared to your LTR's may be similar or even higher, but your beta-bitchness has lowered your PERCIEVED SMV to the point where she feels like she can get you to do whatever she wants. It's important to stop apologizing for her feelings, start to clearly state what it is you want whenever decisions need to be made (and back up the statements with action), and start passing all her shit tests, as there will be a few critical ones to pass along the way (and many smaller ones depending on how shitty she is, I lucked out with a wife who doesn't shit test often). Start fucking her like a little slut and implementing dread game after episodes of sexual denial.

Eventually, she will start to become more attracted and responsive to you as your perceived SMV starts to match and eventually surpass hers. Many newer relationships will get to this point and stay there, with both people being happy with the setup. You'll make decisions and she'll follow your lead, she'll gladly give up her pussy whenever and however you need or want, game over, you (both) win.

Longer relationships with more beta history, or relationships with especially willful and competent women whose wants and opinions are backed up with sound logic (rare but it happens) will require a decisive turning point in order to truly believe the changes in your person are real and permanent. THIS IS NOT JUST A SHIT TEST, BUT A LOYALTY TEST TOO.

I came home from work on Monday to the usual sight of my wife doing something around the house. My first order of business after work is doing a home workout, and I told her I had picked a particular upper-body resistance routine for the day and she was welcome to join me. She requested for us to do a cardio routine instead, but it had been a few days for me and I really needed to lift, which I proceeded to tell her. I turned and started to get out my dumbbell set and turned back around to see her sitting on the sofa with tears in her eyes. This used to put me right into beta-bitch mode, but I've now dealt with tears of hers a few times and their effect on me is drastically reduced.

She then launched into verbal diarrhea about how I no longer seemed to listen to her opinions and requests, that I simply did whatever I wanted to do, and that it seemed like I no longer really needed her in my life. In reality, I actually respect her opinions as she's smarter than most people, but constantly deferring to her was how I got into the beta-bitch mode in the first place, and I have been actively making a point of doing what I want and believe is best for me for months now.

Let's break this situation down into parts: 1) Tears = shit test. If you cave to tears, you've failed. Work on holding strong in the face of her emotions or you'll get nowhere. 2) Complaining about not listening to her opinions or requests = loyalty test. She needs to be reassured that you care for her, and want to stay with her. Let her know that you do listen to her before making decisions and acting on them, as not considering her at all makes her feel like a slave and destroys relationship comfort. Doing this with plates is fine, with LTRs it will nuke the relationship. 3) Her complaining that you no longer need her is where the big changes will happen, and you should internally chalk this up as a success when she says something along these lines. Her subconscious has determined that she no longer has power over you and this scares her as it's a massive shift in the relationship dynamic. Acknowledge that you've been becoming more emotionally independent as a result of focused effort on personal growth, and that you no longer need her approval for your own fulfillment. At the same time, reassure her that even though you don't necessarily NEED her anymore, you still WANT her in your life as she makes it better as a whole. Reaffirm your plans for the future, whether that be kids or the DINK lifestyle, and tell her that you look forward to spending it with her. Letting her know that you're happier and more fulfilled now than you've ever been in your life will go a long way in making her relax and accept the dynamic, as she may have been misreading your independence and drive as anger at or disappointment in her.

This three-layered response should effectively close the discussion and let her know where the relationship now stands. In the end, she will be happier subconsciously knowing that you've become a real man, and you should look forward to some enthusiastic fuckings in the days to come. If you've had some issues with resistance to certain sex acts, trying them again now, especially during her ovulation time, should provide better results.

Be prepared for this discussion if you're in an LTR turn-around situation, especially if you start sensing hesitance and discomfort from her as a result of your new behaviors, as how you handle the situation will either bring success or significantly set you back in her eyes. Failing this particular turning point may even damage the LTR to the point of no recovery, so remain vigilant, and BE PREPARED.