I will also attempt to scale back the kissing and hand holding, along with the decrease in time we spend together.
I have only been doing that as a reminder that I am not going to simply be her best friend, that I want more. I know it isn't going to get far and I would definitely try to put on the brakes if it did. (Hopefully)
Fear is that if I stop trying, then she will only see me as a friend and co-parent.
NO.
"W, I have thought about it and being a friend of yours is not working for me. Friends don't treat their friends the way you have."
Be a cordial coparent. She is not going away from that life for a long time. Use your cards wisely or you just become a "friend" and never more than that.
