In my mind this is a stalemate that will only end in one way, and why delay the inevitable.
There is certainly no guarantee either way the inevitable is what you are thinking it is. If it's the direction you wish to take, you can choose to start moving the process forward. It's hard to make positive progress when there's a OM in the picture.
You can also choose to use this "stalemate" time wisely and work on becoming the best fuanacdc you can be and be the man only a fool would leave.