And it sounds to me like you told her about the situation (is that true?).
Um, yeah. Why wouldn't I? This is a woman that she's known, and liked, for 16 years. I don't see how telling her about the impending death of my mawmaw invalidates her offering a shoulder to lean on for a bit. Plus, as a practical matter, she needs to know because I'll almost certainly go down and we need to discuss logistics around the girls.
Let's play what if. What if she's cracking the door a bit. Other than my outburst the weekend before last, I've backed off for 3 weeks (I know, not terribly long, but longer than normal). I believe I've mentioned that we didn't share our inner feelings for a while -- we kindof skimmed along on a surface level for the most part, and that sucked. Yeah, I know. DBing = back off; unless they're coming back/sniffing around. So, here's the horns of a dilemma. All advice says back off. My knowledge of my W says that she wouldn't offer unless she were sincere.
BD
My latest
Me: 36 W: 35 2 D: 9 and 5 T: 16 years M: 12 10/4/06: Bomb 10/5/06: Ended A 4/22/07: ILYBNILWY