WAW left on Independence Day and not communicating

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If I follow my heart I would acknowledge the b-day with a simple email, but that may be viewed by her that I am okay with what she is doing, but then again it may help to dimenish negative feelings that have built up over time.

Dude, you are overthinking this. OK with what she is doing? Where did you get that?

I don't see the harm--from an outside view--of sending an email that only says, "Happy Birthday".

That being said, you have not detached at all. And if you are going to sit around expecting a response or agonize over a response if it comes like you are doing with this, then I don't know what to tell you.

In the end, saying happy birthday (and nothing else)... does it really mean much? Nope. Does not doing it mean much? Might mean you forgot, might mean you are giving her space, might not mean anything either.

In short, it doesn't matter right now, but you have to GET that.