Living one day at a time

[cw68]

I guess I don't think giving a little compliment asks for anything in return. That's why I thought saying something simple and with no expectations was the way to do it. Does she now think that you were waiting for her to say something? Because you were and that's expectations. Turning it into a little compliment and then walking away shows that it's no expectations. Did you do it to please her or to get a reaction? There's your answer. I think we all need a little pleasing before we can make any kind of a move. Heck, sounds like even a smile is a kind of a move right now. You need to do your part of the partnership to give her reason to smile, in this case she's obviously not just going to smile on her own.

Show off your roses, be happy about that, share their pleasure and be proud of your green thumb. This is then about you, not her, not your M.