Do I walk away from WAW? (2)

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Good night. W left to meet BFF for dinner just before friend got to town. We hung out for a good while, then talked about sitch. I explained to him that W wanted to see him but was scared he hated her. He said he was stressed about seeing her and didn't know how to act. I explained to him briefly my approach to her, friendly neighbor, PMA etc, and reiterated that it would mean a lot to her, everything about our M/S aside, if they got to just chat and catch up for a little while. I was worried she just wouldn't come home, to avoid seeing him, and I wanted her to feel like she had a choice. So I texted her that friend would love to see her for a bit, and she came home with her BFF. We all had friendly chat for about 20 minutes, before friend and I walked down the block for a drink. "I see what you're doing now" he said afterward "I understand your approach." I explained to him that the idea is to show myself happy and comfortable in my life, to show her what she's missing, and how just avoiding or shutting her out or having a cold awkward convo would not accomplish that.

So I had a nice night with a good friend, and also demonstrated some healthy PMA to wife. Coupled with my boundary setting early on, I feel good about the night.