For some reason, this continues to be on YOUR timeline.
None of us here want to be like this with you, Yet, for some reason, you continually say that you are comfortable with just staying calm and being quiet with things, and then the very next day, there is some arguement or R talk that leads to you feeling dissapointed.
You CAN feel all of those things, and the direction this WAS heading was in a positive one.
If YOU keep ringing that bell and telling him to do this, you are pushing him away.
He did give you a timeframe, he has asked you for time, and yet, that answer HAS to be on your time.
From what I am seeing...YOU are pushing this D forward for him...
YOU are backing him into these corners with no way out....
YOU are telling him what to tell his parents....
YOU are leading HIS cart....
It is okay to be still and let things happen around you....
That HAS to happen now....be still, be quiet, be patient, and let the natural flow of the universe lead this.
Enjoy those nights when he WANTS to be with you....
Just don't turn it into something it is not yet....
We are ALL here for you, but we cannot do that work for you...
Just because YOU understand things, doesn't mean HE does.....
Just like you, he has to learn those things for himself....