I'm really unsure about being less available for conversation, as after being subdued/less available our interactions seem to get worse. When he gave the "no matter what happens" little speech we'd seen each other 5 days in a row for a total of about 11-12 hours and had had some really good conversations.
This is excellent solution-detecting! So build on this.
regaining my silly side
I like this. What can you do to bring some humor into your interactions...create some fun?
