Jody has also said you guys are in the first tentative stages of R. And from what I've seen on here, you are.
She did. She mentioned that awhile ago.
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But you can't rush this. This is the hardest part in some ways.
This is the hardest part. That is why i have you guys to constantly apply the brakes
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You have to work on breaking out of the old patterns the hardest when it looks like there is hope. That's when it's the most tempting to backslide, to go back to what you thought was working before the bomb.
You NAILED it. When I or anyone of us sees a little light we run to it. We forget the squirrel anology.
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Your actions speak a lot louder than words. The fact that you are there for her, that you pick up the phone and listen, says "I am still here" far louder than you saying the words. Even though her LL is WOA, she doesn't trust all your words right now. Temper it a little bit. Keep being her friend most of all.
When I brought this up to Jody she laughed and said "every man fears that. being friends is important to them"
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Why do you think she was so insistent that you didn't need to wait for her to read it? Do you think she was being polite,