"but a planned date, time touching (with or without sex following), a sincerely given compliment, on a daily basis, went a long way to heal my marriage."

I hear you there 25^^^^, but I am not even at a place where I could GIVE her a compliment now without it landing with an odd and awkward thud as she climbs into her VW a drives away. Hell, as it stands now I am literally aching to text her and ask how my son is and I have to sit on my hands.

Well, I guess this gives me time to work on my patience.