Hi Maple

Glad to hear things are going well for you. It will still be difficult for some time so don't let that discourage you.

Have you told H just how much him not wearing his wedding ring bothers you? Or how important it is for him to do something to understand your perspective like reading a book?

I think most of our men are similar in that they just want things to go back to "normal" and will try to avoid anything that will upset us or otherwise rock the boat. They feel guilty and don't like to be reminded that they are responsible for the sitch. I don't want to advocate stepping into a parental role and telling H what needs to happen, but I also don't see a problem with stating your feelings and needs and calling him on his crap if he's not pulling his own weight in getting the M back on track. Because if you don't solve the problems now they'll just resurface down the road. I've seen several people posting here who thought they busted their D's but never did the hard work and are back again. We don't want that to happen to you!

Rocked is right about learning to give time. I have had a really hard time with that too, wanting it to be fixed now. It's all about finding a balance. She's right that it is important to let H know that you're still working things out right now and there is still work to be done.

I love NYC! Our trip in Feb was way too short for me. I'd love to go back for a week, that's usually how long I stay. What do you want to do there? I'm a theatre buff so I go to a show every night and plan my sightseeing around that.


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