"I would not return until invited back" omg I almost cheered at my desktop. Yes! I'm so happy that you finally put up a completely reasonable boundary.

I'm so so so sorry about all of this. I was indeed hoping you'd arrive at this point. (Not that I was hoping it would turn out like this)

It appears from your writings that she loves the engagement and attention you give her. She is not going to have mercy on you and put you out of your misery by doing the right thing because of that, which is incredibly selfish. (I would posit that she knows what she's doing too...that you are giving her a bit too much benefit of the doubt.) Maybe it's not that malevolent...I could be wrong.

The gameplan for people like this is to pull back. The more you pull back the more they will miss the attention and come forwards towards you. It almost always works. But you have to consider if you want someone that you have to play games with...and even when you "get" them, the minute you lean forward again, they pull away again.

I'm around if you want to chat. You know where to find me.

****This is just what I have gleaned from your writings and obviously I don't have all the information.