I read in interest partly because your situation has similarities to mine. I am sorry this is so painful.

It’s hard to find anecdotes online of friendship after therapyand are there instances where it works out? Maybe people don’t post good news because it is less dramatic than a sad tale.
I personally have glimpses of how t would be in real life vs therapy. His messiness as a person. Like you id be ok with a lot of it. I understand that post therapy they can’t serve the same purpose as they did before.

Any success stories anyone wants to share? Some success stories people have mentioned here were really good because it makes it seem less magical and more real life and frankly less exciting than we think it will be.