After a long, twisting, and arduous series of emails, I think we got this whole weird scene sorted out from this a.m., finally, thank God.
This was the last point she made. At the risk of talking out of school (hah), I'd like to reproduce it here and solicit reactions, thoughts, queries, etc. I'm taking it at face-value but will "overthink" it to the extent that I'm interested in other peoples' evaluations/reactions.
I am committed to working on building a future with you as friends. That's as much as I can promise without being dishonest. If something more were to develop down the road, then I would not close the door on it. (It doesn't have to be marriage. I have had my fill of that institution.) But right now I don't see that happening and certainly not without separation.
