No evisceration from me. I thought you actually handled it very well. I think "no R talks!" is one of those DBing things (like "180") that just gets casually tossed around so much, that it gets misunderstood and taken TOO far. It's not that you can't EVER have ANY -- I mean, by definition, you HAVE to, at some point, talk about the relationship. It's just that the betrayed spouse is not to pursue with a bunch of them, forever wanting to "talk it out," that's all.
I really loved how you handled the whole first part. This was the only part that made me cringe, just a smidge:
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I said "I know, that was a tough conversation. We have a lot to sit on for a while." She said "Yeah." I hesitated, then said "W, I'm not sure what I need." She said "I know, you will though. You'll figure it out."
I would have preferred that you not INITIATE that. Let HER come back to YOU again, at which point you can take the first-person-plural out of it, and say something like "I'm not sure how I feel about things right now."
But overall, not bad at all, and I really liked how you drew a mini-boundary about the kiss on the cheek, and yet didn't go all pouty on her when she opted for "nothing." LOL
