Even WWs do not like to inflict pain. At least most of them. My WW kept apologizing to me even as she continued her wayward behavior. I am with Acc, likely she saw you and the fact that she ripped your still beating heart from your chest through all of this smacked her in the face. You know, the "out of site out of mind" dynamic. I think of people like OrangeK whose W used an opportunity to make sure she didn't have to deal with him (TRO). I think he has posted that when he has seen her in court, she won't even make eye contact with him.
I think of my WW. If she had gone to the step of an actual PA, I think her shame would have caused her to want to avoid me at all costs, as well as a lot of people that are currently part of our life. Even her own family I think she would have shied away from until they got "used" to the idea. I think a lot of this is based on personality type.
M(53), W(54),D(19) M-23, T-25 Bomb Drop - Dec.23, 2017 Ring and Piecing since March 2018