It's the toughest thing for a man to let a woman get all of her words out that have to do with feelings and every little thought. While you do have to LISTEN, and you have--you don't have to put so much weight on every word. I know that's really hard when you are really listening. And more conversations will still drain you a bit.
But--you did some good things and actually, this talk was a baby step.
1) You made her feel safe to talk and get out her feelings. 2) You actually listened. 3) You made her feel safe to keep doing the same and let her be ambivalent.
What you want to do most in judging your progress is to WATCH HER ACTIONS.
She's initiating spending time with you. That's incredibly major.
I know this doesn't FEEL like a bonus weekend. But it was. This is NOT the point where you back off and she misses you more. This is the point where you stay consistent. Consistently the new old you that she trusts. No knee-jerk pull back.
