Hi SoapBox
The councelling was good - she agreed that 'wait and see for a bit' was not a cop out (which is how I feel deep down).
She also talked at length about "Internalising your parents" and "tranferring perceptions of distress" [utterly lost]
She was our relationship councellor (while we still had a relationship) and she knows the whole story, from both sides, so I really trust her perspective on this.
I am really glad I started this thread. I can't talk to anyone about this in RL, as it involves nearly everyone I know, in some way!
Thanks for listening