"I just struggle with these convo's coming across as pursuing or trying to be her friend - which is not the case."
You are trying to mindread. You don't know EXACTLY how they're coming across so don't second-guess yourself. You have two young children together, you're going to have to talk about them some time.
M-43 W-40 2D - 9 and 5
Emotion, yet peace. Ignorance, yet knowledge. Passion, yet serenity. Chaos, yet harmony. Death, yet a new life.