I was going to answer "no" when I read this, but truth is, yes.
Ok, so it isn't whilst lying in bed getting my feet rubbed and fed grapes but, here and there I'm getting positive feedback.
I actually recognized how vulnerable and insecure I still feel when I read that...
BTW- you're pretty great yourself. I feel that you have really found a way to be more revealing and relate more and thus more able to be received...obviously, you are a smart cookie and have good intentions.
Maybe you should figure out how to mention this to him "...Ok, so it isn't whilst lying in bed getting my feet rubbed and fed grapes but, here and there I'm getting positive feedback. "
He might entertain doing this at some point ;-)
At any rate, allow your positive mental attitude to be part of the tool you use to gauge your internal compass on where you're going in your life. You sound like you're doing good and that is a good thing!
