Holy schmokes??? DEMAND? Ever heard the saying "the hungry don't get fed?" If she DEMANDS that the divorce be final it WILL scare the guy away and makes her seem like a psychotic nut. I understand feelings are involved but last thing she wants to do is try to be in the middle of their affairs or be a "homewrecker" so to speak.
To the threadmaker, if you are interested i feel for you. My advice is to move on with your life. It is good news that you got over your illness and you can now venture on to bigger and better things. Some things were never meant to be, you're only shooting yourself in the arse if you get involved with his marital problems.
Yes, in this case, demand. Demanding doesn't mean screaming and yelling, demanding means that (if I were her in this situation) I will not be a part of an extramarital affair and that the marriage must be dissolved before I would even consider being romantically involved with the man.
"The hungry don't get fed" What the heck does that mean? There's nothing wrong with wanting a person's marriage to another person to be over before getting involved with them. That's called setting boundaries for a relationship. I demand that my husband not sleep with other women, does that make me a psychotic nut? No, it does not. He demands that I not sleep with other men, does that make him psychotic? No, that is a boundary in our marriage! We do not sleep with other people.
Not getting involved with a married man is something *I* believe strongly in. If someone else doesn't mind being the "other woman", so be it. That's their choice and their life to live. The individual was asking for advice, and I gave my take on it. They are free to listen to it or not.