Yes, in my case, forgetting about W for a bit or "dropping the rope" again, seems to be in order.
I just sent an email that removed me from a work committee that W headed that I was serving on. Did not see the benefit of contact while things are icy, especially when W noted that I could easily be replaced if I decided to leave. I can better use this time to build up my PMA again. Dreamed about withdrawing from it last night, woke up and tried to think of the reasons for trying to stay on it, and came up blank.
I think my sitch is in a place where my expectations may be a tad high, where W is showing no positives/warmth toward me, and where I'm looking back and seeing a need to try s/t different in key areas.
I think I stunted much of W's work in the 1st year of her likely female MLC that she seems to be going thru. Time for her to taste standing alone, and for me to press on HARD toward growth in all areas of functioning.