MLC, WAS, or both

[burned]

Can you share some resources or insight as to what you mean about it "setting the stage for what might happen"?

By this I mean the stuff we talk about here about the WW and respect. The sooner you start being a bad@ss (I guess we can't use the "take back your b@lls" metaphor here), the sooner she will start to respect you again. And respect precedes attraction. And you will respect yourself, because you won't let fear of conflict stop you from getting what you want from life.

I wonder if her new life in NH is a good enough distraction

With all due respect. Having grown up in a neighboring state and now living in another neighboring state, I can say with reasonable certainty that there's nothing good about NH, and I'd be fine if it sank into the ocean along with its "state with the shortest coastline" distinction. RI can go, too. Good riddance. :P