So this has nothing to do with any weakness or flaw in you or Chuck. It has nothing to do with either of you rejecting the other. It has to do with conditioned responses that need to be reprogrammed. If the both of you can try really hard to get on board with this concept, you will be able to see quick changes.
This is brilliant. I agree 110%, for a multitude of reasons I can't get into right now for lack of time...