Hey Dana...very well said. Couple of things as I read through it. The first part of what you wrote talks about what he did wrong. You talk about throwing his stuff in the lawn, etc...but you don't talk about what you did in regards to the breakdown of the M. Which is fine...I just find it interesting.
Second, you seem to have a pretty clear understanding of what you would need from him if it were to ever work. Does he know this? I get the sense that he is going for the D...not because he wants to...but because you want to be "released". He is doing it FOR you. So perhaps neither of you want it...you just don't know where to go from here.