Unless and until you prove to me that you have ended your affair we have nothing to discuss.
But I am smarter than that. Now begins the 24-hour cooling off period before any response.
CORRECT. Because if you tell him "You need to do X, Y and Z" you'll just get X, Y and Z (or at least the APPEARANCE of it), and what would you rather have, "compliance" or "commitment"?
I also thought he was parsing this:
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As for her, if you are willing to seriously talk, I will tell you anything you want to know, but she is aware I still have feelings for you.
"Still have feelings"???? Good god, I would HOPE so -- how long have the two of you been together?? I "have feelings for" my crazy Uncle Ralph, and I "have feelings for" the first pet goldfish I had when I was a kid. That's lame.