I have been so worried that I didn't talk or focus on my R, that my H would forget and assume that because we are not talking about it, that we are "accepting" our fate and it would end in D.
I think this is erroneous thinking. If you are pursuing him, he is running away from you. If you stop your pursuit, he "may" come back towards you. This is basic DB'ing. Just like MWD says in her books. I know that it is counterintuitive but it works.