I just had a thought, my w says she doesn't want to be with me but wants to continue to be best friends.
Why the £%$@ would you want to be best friends with someone you think is:
controlling
a sexual predator
a misogynist
violating you
untrustworthy
unattractive - in any way
objectifying women
creepy
no fun
lying to you
In short, I'm not sure about any of you but my friends don't have any of these traits and I'd be very concerned if they exhibited any of them and would probably choose not to be their friend if they did. So why, if I'm such a s*&tbag and I do all of these things, does my W want to be best friends with me....I'd run a bloody mile if my partner or friend did all these things, wouldn't you?