"My mother in law called and said that my wife was crying since I have refused to talk to her, so could I talk to her ? I am not sure whether to believe this. This is a woman(my wife) who has a long history and habit of manipulating people. Would crying, to make me talk be very difficult for her to do."
Not at all.
HPD's love to cry and its usually used for manipulation.
To handle manipulative crying Al Bernstein author of Emotional Vampires says to use an old therapists trick.
Simply don't let the reason the tears are falling become the subject for discussion, continue talking about what you want to talk about after handing your wife the kleenex box.
Example...
HPD wife: Wahhhh!!!
goldendragon: *politely hands his wife a kleenex* So anyway hon about that trip to Disney World...
"Also, possibly she could be deprived of romantic company since she is now under the watchful eyes of her parents- so back to the fool who might have her and who put up with her (?) Even at my most optimistic, I have difficulty in believing that 2.5 months of therapy( 2 hrs 3 times a week) would be sufficient to make a person change this fundamentally.What do you feel ?"
HPD's need 2-3 years of therapy and have to want to get better to get better.
So no I don't think your wife has changed in this short of a span.
"I again had a chat with her counsellor and she copped out of defining it saying " I dont believe in classifying stuff and I dont read any journals- I just believe in dealing with what is there in front of me."Mad I was trying to push her to really defining what she had so I could atleast find out the prognosis.."
I hate that $#%^.
Labels are needed in society for certain things or else confusion sets in and with it frustration and anger.
"Now her(her counsellor's) proposal is that we meet on weekends and talk.. I am not at all sure I want to do this. For one , I am scared of my wife. I cannot play chess with people I love. Work and business is something else- but even there I prefer to deal straight. I am scared of being manipulated and of being hurt, exploited and punished for being loving, gentle and caring. I have a lot to give to the world and I cannot do it if I am sucked dry and squashed like a fly."
I suppose I would advise you to try one meeting with your wife.
If you get the feeling she is manipulating you, then that is what is happening.
In my research on Cluster B in general I've found continuous warnings for people to listen to their instincts and beware of instant rapport and the feeling of something being too good to be true with a person.
"I am confused and pulled in different directions by my fear, my love and other emotions. I am frankly still dealing with this by avoiding it to some extent or by diverting my mind. What should I do ? I am not sure how I can deal with this."
I address this in the HPD faq about the HPD's game but anyway I'll tell it again here...
If you love your wife you must love her in the unconventional unhealthy way that an HPD must be loved in that you must play hot and cold and never give her too much love and always keep her chasing you and entertained.
And thats about it really.