Tal, how could I have missed the fact that Wolfie was in a war...let alone Viet Nam!!

The cards really HAVE been stacked against him, haven't they? I totally agree with you that he must REALLY love you and his family to be making this very conscious choice to make it work.

I'm not all that comfortable with the notion of "killing off" part of one's personality...are these Wolfie's words or the C's?

It might be something more like gaining emotional insight into where this "part" comes from..what triggers the urges to "get away" or "be alone" and to moderate them...find positive outlets (like a retreat? Camping trip?) for it.

Shiny

Tal...I find it very interesting that in responding to T2 you mentioned feeling much better than a month ago about having resolved certain things before the move back....

Isn't it rather awesome how the Universe has a timing of it's own? A month ago you guys were fighting because Wolfie was dragging his feet! Maybe you needed this extra month TO get some of the issues out there, and the healing really started!!!