to numOne:
answer my question (or choose one of the options, or suggest your own):
1) is this a stalemate? - a condition of impossibility
2) is this a negotiable situation? - a condition based on someone's desire
This is a stalemate. Read what I wrote above.
What does "a condition of impossibility" have to do with it? Are you trolling, or am I misunderstanding? :)