When we last saw you, you were struggling on how to validate. Have been working on that? Have you improved in your validation of her feelings?
She sounds like she is handling this the way that you should be:
"Her tone with me has been kind, direct and without any emotion whatsoever."
This is how you should be dealing with her!!
"She's made it clear that she doesn't want to be friends if I have hopes that we would get back together again."
They all make this clear. And quite frankly, you don't want to just be friends, right? So turn this around (do not say this to her, this is for you). "I (Jhopeful) will not settle for just being her friend. Coparents? Yes. But not friends." The friend zone is awful. You think you are hurting now, imagine being "friends" and having her tell you about the new guy she is dating. I've been there. Done that. Do not ever want to be in that place again!
M(53), W(54),D(19) M-23, T-25 Bomb Drop - Dec.23, 2017 Ring and Piecing since March 2018
