Running out of time.

[ClingingToHope]

It is all over except for the crying. The mediator told us we were the easiest couple he has ever dealt with. He commented on how well we get along. This whole thing makes no sense to me. We joked and teased eachother and if you were an independent observer you would never know we were negotiating a divorce settlement and if told you wouldn't believe it.

Yes. I had mediation session No. 2 on Wednesday. The first one went awful. The second one I just sat there and let her do the talking and she gave me much of what I wanted and even flirted with giving me joint physical custody.

By letting her talk she came out of her shell and smiled and looked at me -- and I fell to pieces as soon as it was over. I remembered how I won her early on was to let her talk and have patience and value her opinion and as time went on I stopped listening and just started taking care of things and telling her about it later.

So I hear you. You have a positive interaction and you think, why didn't this work, why can't it work again?

I'm glad you came out of it OK.