"I think things are progressing in your relationship if what you are sharing is accurate. As things progress and trust is slowly but surely rebuilt, you will at some point have to take a chance and begin speaking what your words have been showing. It's still not up to you to start a relationship talk, that's her job given the circumstances. But expressing your feelings and devotion to her in simply yet meaningful ways? I think that's fine".
I believe I have been accurate, and realistic to myself about the way things are going. As I said, I do have a concern that what I feel from here at times is for real, and that is because she (we) is sometimes "under the influence".
The time for testing the waters will come I suppose and I will have to take the chance. The only way she seems to want to bring it up is under the guise of not getting my hopes up, which to me of course is a negative. That sets me back to the wait and see that I have been doing the last couple of months.
I have a slightly better handle after these comments about how I may be able to sneak in a response or two that may at least let her know how I feel without directly talking about the relationship......and a plan or two to be a better "alpha male".
