We've both kept a lot of our hurt and feelings to ourselves. That's how we got here; and it's a tough pattern to break.
OMG. Ok this is getting freaky. Yes, that was our M to a 'T'. And yes, it's a tough pattern to break. But I believe in my heart those patterns can be broken.
Well some of the stuff I've learned is that everything that people say and do is either to protect them from pain, or get them more love. People who don't share their feelings are doing to to protect themselves. It's like this warped, unhealthy 'boundary' of sorts. They use it because they don't know how to create healthy ones.
Since you've been piecing, how many of your own feelings for her, and hurts have you been sharing with her?
I cannot complain for not receiving from others, that which I've never asked them for.