Its interesting. She might actually respond to this! You took all of her waffling and made a decision for her. Now you have to hold your end up. If you told her that the only contact would be about the kids.
I dont understand how you have been up/dn at least as far as being openly up/dn. On here you have been hopeful, but it sounds like you have been pretty consistent with her. I laid into my H the other night about how frustrated I was and he responded immediately! Someone said something on my thread about how sometimes they need us to call them out on their bad behavior. And she has been extremely up/dn! Holey mixed messages from her!
I dont think that it was a step back. It was you finally pushing back and not accepting her crap. Good for you, women like strong men! Whether you are intersted in repairing your M or not, hopefully she will learn to respect you a little more, and that will be beneficial to you, not matter what happens with the M.
I guess I gave the wrong finger to the wrong man...