Well then, there you are. Instead of fretting and wishing you knew the outcome of all this........you already do. The outcome is that you will be a better man than you have ever been. As for the future of your M, none of us know about our relationships in the future, which is honestly a blessing when you really stop to think clearly about it.
I have noticed how men want to know the answer, so to speak, before asking the question. When I was in school, guys would have their friends check to see if I would go with him before "he" asked me. In other words, if I said no, he wouldn't bother changing the outcome. No effort whatsoever. If I said yes, he didn't have to fear that all-dreaded "no" and was secure enough to ask me out. Well, it never worked on this girl. I would tell the friend his pal had to ask himself if he wanted to know.
Does any of this make sense to you? You give it your best shot, knowing you will be great either way. The future is not ours to know. As I have grown older, I realize I could have never been able to handle the knowledge of my future. However, day by day, I have dealt with it as it comes.
Make every day count and enjoy the people (who will let you), and don't give up on everything for the few who won't let you. You can't make people love you....and why would you want them, if they didn't love you freely and completely?
It is not about what you feel should work in your M. It is about doing the work that gets the right results. Do what works!