Everytime I ask about anything, It is "OK". No details ect. Timing not right yet.
I asked for opinions on this earlier, but got no resonse, still hoping for some insight:
Instead of asking "how was your day?" would "Tell me about your day" be appropriate (or pursuing)? I think pursuing. The silence is killing me!
Tough..."tell me about your day", seems a little pursuing, but "how was your day", has been largely non-productive. How much do you know about what goes on at her work? The people at work? Here's my idea...quit asking daily how work was...but at least be around in case she brings it up. Take that moment to just let her speak and you just provide validation and follow-up questions that will let her continue to speak. Maybe once a week, not only ask, "how was your day?", but if she only answers, "ok", give a follow-up question...."did you get things worked out with the x,y,z project?" or "is so and so still out on maternity leave?" Something that will show you at least have an awareness of her life. If she doesn't open up about work despite a couple questions, then just continue to do it infrequently...maybe seeking you out to talk will be a baby-step you can work towards. This could be the first experiment. Since it's Thursday, maybe wait til next Tuesday or Wednesday to ask again.
In the end, it's not the years in your life that count. It's the life in your years. Abraham Lincoln
It is hard to fail, but it is worse never to have tried to succeed. Theodore Roosevelt
