Just finished reading through this thread. Thanks for upping it JJ.
I've just started piecing together a new relationship with my SO - a friendship. We never had a real friendship before we got pregnant and let our lives spin out of control.
So I think three things will be hard:
1.Maintaining respect and distance when I so want to hold her and want her as so much more than a friend.
2. Not letting my fears about upsetting her or hindering our friendship interfere with my responsibilities as a parent. (sounds obvious in writing but still a challenge putting into practice)
3. Patience. And being certain, without really being certain, of where it all will lead.
