The adventure chronicles

[flowmom]

AFWAW, it sounds like you've laid down the law and you're getting some results.

I haven't delved into your sitch but I was wondering if you were doing a good job in meeting your W's needs in the following areas before the A:

• affection
• conversation
• honesty and openness
• financial support and
• family commitment

The book His Needs Her Needs states that those are women's most important emotional needs.

If there were shortcomings in how you were meeting your W's needs before the A (which I assume there were), have you shifted in order to better meet your W's needs? She's dancing to your tune now (out of fear), but there won't be any resolution in your M until her needs are being met by you. Of course your needs must be met too, but it sounds like you're not having a problem asserting yourself right now.