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After all the discussion in this thread today, it only confirmed what I had been feeling/denying this whole time. It all came to head at dinner tonight before my DUI class (class starts in 15 minutes) when I finally asked the tough questions like BigJim said.
We were seated at the table and exchanged the normal greetings and hellos. Did some small chat to get things going and then I suggested that we spend her last night here at a hotel (we haven't gone public so neither of us wants to take it to our places). She shot it down like she has been when I suggested it in the past with, "I'm just not comfortable with that yet."
I asked her why and she replied that..she wanted to completely end it with the PT by getting all her stuff back and such before moving things forward with me. I said why even see him at all and she replied...that the tickets cost too much to change airports. I offered to pay for the difference to change etc... Still no go.
I said fine I trust you not to do anything, but just call me every night. I'll do the same in Vegas and she said, "No..you're not my boyfriend. I have no obligations to you."
After that I said I thought we were trying to work things out and she said, "Honestly, I'm not sure yet what I want. I'm not sure I can make you 100% happy."
At that point I told her that I deserved to be happy and with someone who wanted to be with me. I told her to pick up her dog before she leaves tomorrow and never to contact me again.
We finished dinner without saying a word, she paid, and we left without even looking back.
Damn. Don't know exactly what I feel.
I know you don't, but you should feel great. You stopped making pie in the sky excuses for your ex, you were assertive, and you got an answer you desparately needed to move forward in reality. You probably caught her completely off guard, which is why she didn't have more time to come up with a more manipulative fairy dust response. It just can't be emphasized enough how much you needed this based on your prior post.
Now go dust off that iDate profile and meet some mentally healthy women you can start at square one with. You are so young, and you need to give dating other women a
legitimate chance... not just seeing them to show up the ex or bide time for her return. You were never going to build anything with anyone until this happened. Congratulations!