Just found out from my friend that my W postponed dinner with his W until Monday. She said she had to work late.
This morning, W sent me a note basically asking me if I've contacted my L yet so we can get this finalized (basically what she left off with last night).
I responded and was open and honest and basically said, I don't feel the need to push this process any faster than it needs to go and I think there are better alternatives that will make us both better off in the long-run. I feel as though I've been respectful during this process and I wish you'd respect me the same.
She responded with "I do appreciate your respectful behavior.
I'm not sure what you think will make me better off in the long-run.
I don't think we are moving this process too quickly-- in fact, i've been moved out for almost 6 months, so finalizing this is appropriate, given that i've made my decision, it's not going to change, and therefore, it's in the best interest of both of us to just move on"
This e-mail is pretty resolute and I haven't responded and was just going to stay silent, but I couldn't help but notice if the second comment was an invitation to actually respond with something that I think would be better (not come back to me, etc.), but something softer that she might be able to ponder a bit, or if it was just small talk and she accidentally asked a question.
I don't want to pursue, but whether she meant to or not, I think she asked a question, even though the last paragraph basically invalidates me presenting any response to her.
I am not taking this as any positive, but I do want to take advantage of any perceived crack that she allows me at this point, whether or not she meant to, without pursuing.
