Hi Crimson, CO1978,
Certainly take these things as positives, but don't do what I've done and treat them as signs that things are getting better.

My time scale has been all wrong on this.

I now figure it might take MANY MONTHS (years?) of these sorts of small steps forward before any sort of real re-consideration of the relationship on my spouse's part.

And furthermore, the steps forward are never progressive. My H has recently gone backwards big time in his attitude towards me, and I don't feel as if I've been doing much different DB-wise.

But, hey, enjoy the good whenever it surfaces!