The one thing that triggered her backing off from me was when I sent Mr. Fireman the two text messages telling him to back off from my wife and my family. She took that as a needless macho display, and immediately backed off, and she kept asking me if I was going to keep bugging him. I have not done so since then, so I've kept my word that I would in fact back off. Nevertheless, does it seem odd that she would act this way? Kind of defensive in favor of the Fireman? You think she's still seeing him, talking to him, developing a relationship with him, while I give her "space"?