It did hurt my feelings that my neice still was 'friendly' with my W, especially since now she is trying to take the kids away from me. I communicated this to my neice.
I want my W to know that I still care, regardless of her projection that I didn't and don't!
Maybe what your W is saying, (in a sarcastic way) is that whatever you may feel for her, that your actions, which could be construed as not wanting niece to be in contact with her, are not loving actions. If you 'love' her, how could you try to drive a wedge between her and people important to her?