Quoting Bridget: Patience necessary here. Don't expect immediate results. But like Michele says, though they look grumpy on the outside, your kindness and even-handedness will be noted somewhere inside them, and will help knit the bond again.
Oh sooo, true. Bridget is truely one of the wisest (and poetic) DBer's here.
Happy1, glad to here you think you're on your way to "piecing". This is a transitional stage from making the changes that draw them back into the M to finding what works that strengthens the bond so that the M becomes a good R where you do feel closer to one another than you ever have. Its still a long journey and as always patience is a key requirement. Keep doing what works...
