Fair point on renting, you certainly dont want to engineer some conflict on it of course. Maybe a house management service to handle all the rental kerfuffle and risk, I liked Jims post as well.
As to not wanting to meet face to face initially are you in electronic contact fb messenger, text, email etc where you could craft a possible invite along the lines of you'll be in the city on x day since you're arranging things for BAWFT and (other bits) would you like to grab a coffee and we can discuss how things are going. Leave it open and not close off what you can talk about?
I'd also advocate the "talking to the sofa" (and often baffled looking cat) option to work out what you want to discuss and how you feel about those things. It helps to not feel so awash with rogue feelings when you first start talking again or it did me anyway.
(((((Toots)))))
Have a great day and I hope you have some of this nice sunshine.
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M:44, W:46, S:10 M 13 years, T 15 BD:23/7/2014 W/S Moved to MIL: 23/7/2014 My new place: 21/11/2014 W/S back to flat 22/11/2014 W coming closer, talking 4/2015 Piecing 5/2015 Moving in again 6/2015