I can see that he wants to go down the friends route. I'm am really thinking of going "Dark" and limiting my contact with him in general. I obviously would talk to him in regards of the children...but no more "so how are you doing today" stuff. I feel like he wants to have his cake and eat it too. H contacts me to get his emotional fix and then leaves me hanging.He tells me enough to keep me on the back burner and committed (ex. "please don't tell me about other guys...I hate the thought of you being with someone else")...but tells me that I need to move on with my life.
I know I need to detach, and right now the only way I think I can accomplish that is by not talking or seeing him. I don't know if this is the right path for the relationship...but it might be the right path for my emotional stability and health.
I'll follow up with my DB coach in a few days and see what she recommends as well.