Slowly we unfurl, as lotus flowers

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You don't know right now what your W's actions mean

That's for sure!

sit back and continue doing what you are doing

I was afraid you'd say that...

Bottom line, and I always hate to say this, but things are not going to move by any leaps and bounds until OM is out of the picture.

True, of course. I haven't done a coaching session in a long time, but her take was that I was basically waiting for the A to fizzle out. She recommended staying friendly, but mysterious, and stay patient. I guess now that I write that out, it's what it comes down to...

You just don't want her to get to the point where she believes that being "friends" is your ultimate goal and that you are going to be fine with that forever.

I don't know if there is much of a risk in this.

You know, I did do something different today. I didn't wear my ring when I met her today to pick up D. Don't know if she noticed or not, but probably...

Speaking of the meeting today, not much to note.

She texted me right when I got there and said she would be a few minutes late.

I replied "no worries"

We meet typically at a Starbucks which is between where W and I live.

I just went in and got a cup of coffee. I did get her one too, she appreciated it. I go back and forth on this, but every time she gets a cup she gets me one, so...

I did say "how are you doing today?" but didn't specifically bring up that it was 1 month today since her dad died.

I can't remember her exact response, but somewhere along the lines of "oh, OK..."

She was late, so she thanked me for the coffee and we parted ways.

She said she would call me when she wakes up tomorrow to talk about her picking D back up.

She always says "call" but she will text. Always does.