Maybe, she sees you as someone she can count on and trust, and she spends time with you and eventually realizes that you are the one she wants to be with.
OR
She is eating cake and you just keep adding the icing. She gets to have the parts of you she wants, while getting the rest of what she needs from the OM (or another OM, if that OM fades out of the picture).
I really do understand that. It worked out the first way the last time.
And here's the thing, it's no secret that I have that anger part inside of me still. That anger wants to pull douche bag moves to become that wedge. Will it work? Who knows, but I know no guy with an ounce of self respect would tolerate my ex hanging out with me as much as she does. I know that is an awful thing for me to do, but sometimes the stuff I do with her is genuine family time. Hanging out last night wasn't that though.
I'm sure once enough time goes by ill be in a different place than I am now.
Me-35 Com law-28 S-3 T-6 yrs w/14 mnth bu 1st bu- 2/2012 Rec-4/2013 2nd bu-10/2013 IC-2 yrs(anger issues) MC- 5 mnths-fail OM~1/1/14 OM dumped 6/4/14 New OM ~10/4/14