XYZ is here longer than I ever imagined....

[XYZ]

I have a friend at work. I'll call him Sam. Sam is going through this same stuff as we are (only he's DONE and ok with it all) and on the verge of moving out of his house.

I get a TM from W at 10:30 last night: "Do you think Sam would like a furnished apartment? ily"

Nice nice nice. She still never commits (i.e. "why don't you let Sam have it and come home"), but the signs that she's thinking that way are all there. In fact, when I say that he'd like the furniture for sure, she moves to another topic and I don't press.

Now here's my newest worry....I have about 6 conditions before I can move home. The first was that W has to really want me there. I think we're getting close on that one. I have not shared my conditions with W. So someday soon I expect the conversation to go something like this:

W: I'm ready for you to come home.
Me:I'd like that a lot, and I need to see where you are regarding a few items first. They are.....

I just hope she doesn't take that as a bait and switch since she's keenly aware that I want to come home...