Well, well. Things are continuing to improve. I'm a little leery just because of the "stay friends" thing. But ..... "I choose you" is pretty big stuff, Maynard.
My opinion is that a clean break is better for *everyone*, even OW. But it seems like the best thing is to have him just as convinced of the truth of that as you. There must be some resources out there that might resonate along those lines.
"Show me a completely smooth operation and I'll show you someone who's covering mistakes. Real boats rock." -- Frank Herbert