We have shared a lot over the years. I have been the most transparent with her than anybody. When our friendship turned into a relationship, we remained transparent with each other. But when this drama ignited with my ex wife, it eroded into anger on her part.

I have been feeling like what I thought was sharing was more dumping. The stress was impacting her health and her work. So my thinking is to pull back, go deal with this, and come back when there is less drama. I guess that's what I would classify as going dark, but not so much in a way that is a pure DB technique since we have a strong foundation of friendship.