"What traits and qualities (not their relationship to yours) do you find so appealing about your wife and how much ego about losing someone is part of this?"
Okay, mind you this is pre-bomb. I found my W's "innocence" appealing. The fact that she was literally this trusting and wholesome person. She became a nurse because she wanted to help others. She also had planned to go to India to help the lepers which I thought was the most unselfish act I had ever come across.
She's a hard worker at her job and although she was very hesitant about having kids, she moved into the role of mother fairly easily. She sacrifices alot of her own time and comfort for the kids.
She may not be the most articulate person, however when she sets her mind to doing a task, she picks it up very easily.
Oh and I also liked the fact that she was one of the few people who can honestly surprise me. It's part of her charm. Of course when she "surprised" me with the OM, that charm went away.
You are right about the mind reading. Although I consider it more as observing a positive action. I make note of that stuff in the journal I keep. In the beginning, everything was full of negatives, now the actions seem to be more positive. So I just jot that down. Do I think she's had a change of heart? Nope. Just going with the flow.
Thanks for the 2x4 though.
M-43 W-40 2D - 9 and 5
Emotion, yet peace. Ignorance, yet knowledge. Passion, yet serenity. Chaos, yet harmony. Death, yet a new life.
