The Path Less Traveled

[ClingingToHope]

I try to keep the interaction to a minimum, but my XW lives three blocks away. So the girls come and go alot. If stuff is missing, we just pop over. XW has dropped in unannounced lots of times.

We aren't friends in terms of talking. She'll drop comments in here or there about work or her family. I don't bring up anything. Just keep it to the point.

Mostly, it's just texting to make sure the girls get to their various activities.

The last time I tried to really talk to her and show interest was nearly a year ago. We both went to the girls' theater tryouts. I asked about her family, work, made eye contact.

It was really nice and after ... I just sank. All the adrenaline rushed out of me.

We haven't fought in a long time. I don't interfere with them over there and she, for the most part, doesn't interfere with them over here.

I can't ever imagine us being friends to the point where we could talk about anything other than work or the kids.

This is probably as good as it gets for a couple more years.