GEL, I hear what you are saying. It amazes me how many people are in the same boat. When I read a lot of these posts, it's literally taking the words out of my mouth. It's both reassuring and disheartening. I guess that's realtionships...
As for going out, I guess I look for any glimmer of her coming back to the R. When she said she would go out with me as friends, it said to me that she still hasn't gotten feelings back for me. She has said in the past that she didn't know if she ever would so when I hear these types of comments, it makes me think that she is here for me as a friend, nothing more. That's the part that is getting very hard for me to take.
Realistically, we have been working on it since Thanksgiving when we started C. That in itself has been somewhat rocky. Been through 3, but now feel that we have one we both like and relate to. This past week's session was pretty good (other than hearing that she still just wants a friendship).
Another question: we still sleep in the same bed and share the same bathroom. Is this right? We are both professionals and both work, so we shower every morning together. It's kind of weird. I would never do this with a "friend". She seems perfectly fine with it. Sometimes it makes me feel like she has absolutely no interest in sex because if she were to make one move on me, I'd jump her like there was no tommorow...