She keeps texting me jokes and telling me good night. I thank her for the joke and simply reply good night. No elaboration required but she is making a effort to contact me several times per day now. I am staying loving but controlled and not eager.
This is her way to keeping you involved in her life. If you respond in any fashion, then she knows she's winning. You don't reply whatsoever to her emails, TM's, nothing. It must be an extreme emergency (life & death) before you acknowlege her attempt to contact you.
The most I read from LBH's (who are suppose to be detaching) is that they don't want to be "rude", so they reply. Forget using good manners with a WAW. She is a different breed and you can't do that with her.
It is not about what you feel should work in your M. It is about doing the work that gets the right results. Do what works!