Dear Jason:

You are welcome. Regarding her “pulling an innocent guy for her own entertainment”, I am not sure if you are referring to him or to you, being innocent and pulled by her. He may  be innocent in context of the relationship with her, or not. But what is certain is that she is not innocent in that context. Also evident in what you shared is that in her relationship with him, she is the one with the power (indeed doing the pulling), not him.

In regard to you perhaps being innocent in the context of that friendship with her: well, not totally innocent because you know that you have been pursuing this woman- however covertly and passively- for quite some time. With you too, she had the power so far. I hope you free yourself from her power, that you will no longer allow her to pull you this way, that way, and yet again.

anita