Re: Be careful what you wish for ...
Alas, you had let the bird flew away...
When she repeats by asking you for the decision, for the second time and you agreed for it. You had lost from her empathy sight. First time, she may think it's between a joke or a truth. But second time, it becomesaa more convincing answer for her. That she may feel that she's not wanted anymore. She won't tell you for this, because woman's empathy only whispers for her, but the voice rarely goes out. Because once it's out, that's a nightmare for the relationship's sake with her man.
About -finding another one, i think it's hard for her in nearb times. Due to my analyzing of how you described for the situation -and about her. Thus, itmay be happened IF under un-apologized situation from her empathy, aka after several heavy conflicts that resulting she surrenders the relationship. Another barrier would be her maturity.
Like I said, "How to deal a woman's empathy is, as a man, if you're capable to put things down (concerning with her empathy), you should also be able to put it up back again in the former place."
So here's the deal is the joke about finding for another man, you should rethink if she asks you for a second consideration. Be careful, it's a field which is full of mines. Wrong step/answer, you blow up yourself. She/her empathy gets wounded because of the flying fractures.
In my life, there are plenty of times I stop my current activity, when she asks such critical question. Unfortunately, we -men- are not born to do two things at the same time. Once the focus is divided, we just give away a practical answer, or an answer that's not her expectation.