Good, useful advice Finest_alum
I'd follow all that . . .
Its one of those damned if you do damned if you don't things . . . if it doesn't work after blank amount of years you'll sit there and curse the time spent. If you cut it short and other things don't work out as well you'll wonder if you missed the love of your life.
I would say, work with it, but if it starts fading, let it go. nothing scars the heart more than to keep messing with something that has obviously become a painful wound.