Good to get an update from you. Sorry the roller coaster ride continues, but definitely some pluses too!
She definitely overreacted about the Walmart thing. It is just courtesy to ask your SPOUSE if they need anything when you go there!!!
About the ILY's.. I think that's a good move. Those obligatory ILY's are maybe worse than none at all. Just recently CJ (I Think) stopped his usual initiation of the ILY, perhaps to see if I'd pick up the ball...I did, but it DID take me aback not to hear it the first few times!
Don't doubt that she's noticed.
So is CAW getting some hormonal tests? There is a disorder called Pre-Menstrual Dysphoric Disorder (PMDD) in which about 5% of women experience extreme mood disorder ONLY during the Luteal phase of their period (week or so before)...these symptoms are markedly different from how the women feel the rest of the month...is that familiar??
Interestingly, the treatment of choice is one of the new antidepressants! What DON'T those things treat???