Chatterbug-I will read and post on JC180's stitch. I did do the reasonable thing. I told her the package was there when it showed up. I did put it in the backpack as requested.
She also emailed me today asking about a suitcase. She wanted me to leave it on the doorstep so she could come by in the morning to get it. I responded to her in a honest way by saying something like following:
To be honest this no face-to-face or voice communication is silly. You don't need to worry about having to talk about us. The invitation to talk is always extended. I will be professional and cordial with you. I told her she could come get the suitcase or I could drop it off since I was headed that way.
She said ok and said thanks for offering to bring it by that would be great. I just can't handle this childish behavior of absolutely ignoring each other when our S is in the middle. I pointed out the elephant in the room in a respectful manner and the whole complete avoidance thing is done. We exchanged other emails about our S and it was rather positive.
I swear this is a fundamental difference between her and me. If I see the elephant in the room I call it out. She likes to ignore it and let it damage everything as it walks around. I know people are different on how they approach things and the other person's perspective must be taken into account as to how to approach something but it does have to be approached or the elephant just keeps on destroying. Anyway, I'm just glad that honesty worked and does usually work.
Me:29 W:28 S:2 M: 5 years Bomb: 7-26-11 Separated: 8-20-11 EA w/ multiple OMs W filed 1/2012