I am frustrated because I can't figure out if I am loving from a distance or allowing cake eating.
To me loving from distance means exactly what it sounds like.
The project thing for your daughter. Sure I can drop her off at your place and you can bring her back to my house when the projects done.
I'll give you a couple examples of mine.
One night ex calls and says someone was trying to break into house. I of course went over to check it out, it was nothing and I immediately left and went back home.
Ex wanted me to get daughter on the bus on one morning because MIL couldn't do it. Didn't have any plans so I said sure as long as she sleeps at my house. I'm not going over her house to get her on the bus.
It's always being upbeat, positive, in any exchanges, accommodating at times but keeping your distance.