After you go down a path of spending months monitoring her reactions to your behavior, pining, demonstrating changes, and seeing her 'warm up'...only to realize you are being played the fool repeatedly be a kid in an adult's body trying to keep everyone on her side so she can avoid consequences and keep her options open...you will grow tired of it all.
This!
Just because she is doing these things .. It means nothing! It's okay to notice but don't take more than 0.0001 seconds to even think about it because until she says she's willing to do anything to work on your M it really is just that - her seeing if you're still hanging on.
I'll go blue in the face repeating myself - she needs to feel what it's like to lose you. I personally think you were too receptive to her in this interaction. Aren't you busy? Don't you have a lot going on? You don't have time to keep validating her all the time. You're on the go if she starts talking about herself and trying to be friendly you can still politely excuse yourself .. Hey I'd love to talk but I really have to run. We can catch up another time. And NO there doesn't have to be another time --- but isn't that how you would treat a neighbor? Friendly but busy
And the hugging is difficult .. I mean I don't think you should be hugging her. Maybe next time get right in the car so you can say bye to her from the car and won't be in that situation again.
Remember strong and confident? The guy that is independent and won't put up with her crap but is polite and has a smile on his face ... That's you
