Rob, She is now your XW, so her opinion of what you say to D is really of no interest to you. Remember, she refused joint custody and lied to prevent that happening. She sounds totally passive aggressive. The divorce was not her choice, right, because she wanted you to do something but would not say what it was, just said it wasn't what you were doing. Plueeeze! Allow her to realize, D may be upset at her because of Her actions not yours. Allow her to own her own behavior. Stop trying to make it ok,it isn't.Just remember, if she really did not want to get a divorce, the last thing she would have been doing was trying to become a "couple" with other men. Try to not enable her, it isn't good for your D. Hope you are feeling stronger.