I thought I played it well in October. Her shield was down, she said she liked how we were together now, and I did too. I knew she was torn up by the OM situation, but it looked like it was leaning my way. I stayed strong and maintained my self respect. I told her I wouldn't tolerate an open M and I was at a fork in the road. I thought that would cause a crisis and make her want to grab hold of me before I went down the other path, but she didn't. She kept stalling and stalling. I tried to cause crisis by then slowly increasing my distance from her, but that just made her feel I was abandoning her.
Is there some point where they break out of the incredibly self-absorbed state and can actually consider anything at all from someone else's point of view?
