My wife certainly did not come with an "open and willing heart" , crowded/busy places don't help and you don't quite know the details prior to attending - they intentionally kept it a bit mysterious. That's why I caution that its important to go in the right spirit or it will not work. Otherwise I agree 100% with your comments.
I myself prefer "open and honest communication" to "as if" which is why I initiated going. And you are also right about the depression - I think it was the case with my wife as well but I did not catch it early enough because it was masked by continued hostility. At any rate I'm glad it worked out well for you and hope you can keep up the dialogs.
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