Compared to the other posts on this thread, my baby steps seem pretty small, but I will post them anyway, because every little bit helps.

1. Several comfortable conversations in last several weeks
2. a kiss on Easter Sunday
3. Tells me that I'm doing a great job with the children and that he's very proud of me for that
4. We have laughed together quite a few times in last several weeks
5. Still confiding in me like he always has (told me about a bad dream he had, his doctor's appointment)
6. Several spontaneous displays of affection
7. Told me that the house looks great (I've really been working on it)


So, there are some of the things I've noticed. Some days it's hard to decide if they are truly baby steps or just H settling into the "let's be amicable through all this" role. Any thoughts would be appreciated. Mockers2

P.S. A summary of my situation: together 11 yrs, married for 5 yrs; separated since 2/03; 2 children less than 3 yrs of age. More info in "Newcomers" under "New here"


Mockers2 "Somehow we survive, and tenderness frustrated does not wither." Dennis Brutus, South African poet "That which does not kill us makes us stronger." Friedrich Nietzsche