Piecing is almost harder than before...

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Bolt -

For me (as my thread title suggests), it's actually harder. Don't get me wrong, I'm HAPPIER to be piecing, but it's more difficult. Before, I knew what to do. I didn't always want to do it and sometimes I didn't, but I knew what it was. I tried to detach, no ILY, no affection, no calling or texting, GALing, etc etc.

In piecing, it's really hard to know the balance. I say ILY but give no pressure around affection. We talk a lot and I listen a lot, but don't get upset when I get the cheek instead of a kiss good bye. I try to empathize a lot. I really try to look at everything from W's point of view before responding solely based on mine.

The hard part for me is the balance. When DB'ing, it was all one way. Now it's not, but it can't be all the other way either. I want to run. She's still crawling (maybe walking?).

Not sure if that helps you or not...