OK, so your pushing me to say the only one I can control is myself, therefore I'm the one that has to move over the hump. Easier said than done. Especially when he keeps dabbling with my feelings keeping a grip on my rope, dragging me behind him. He doesn't want to let go, nor reel me in. I, in all fairness, don't want to be cut loose.
So if I'm not ready to turn my back and walk away with his baby steps coming my way, how do I survive this? I keep getting reminded it is going to be a long haul. He makes it very hard to distance when he keeps knocking at the door.