I know that ultimatums are problematic and that telling her that "I can't be her friend if she is pursuing other relationships" may not be the best strategy but it was important for me (and continues to be). I truly believe she wants to be "just friends" and having the right to deny that gives me some sense of having a tiny bit of power in the relationship. It helps me feel things are more balanced, even if it is just the feeling of having a little control - and in the end, that helps me move forward instead waiting for her to decide what happens to my life.
I get that there are consequences but right now it is helping me ____________________________ "In the midst of winter, I found there was, within me, an invincible summer." -- Albert Camus
Me:39 WAW:38, M:9 T:19, No Kids EA:9/24, S:9/24 EA on hold?, MC 9/30-now