you are not in "Piecing" imo, til you both decide to patch things up and try to restore your m. And you'd both have expressed it clearly. That is how I view it anyhow.
But You ARE turning things around and Angel's post has great suggestions.
take it easy, big ships turn slowly. WHile you have been busy changing and growing and backsliding now and then
what has SHE seen? Not months of growth. Remember, the letter you wrote surprised her, so of course she's wary.
consistent change + sufficient time = change she can believe in.
It rightfully ought to take time to rebuild this and she's not wrong to have doubts.
Your job is to allay her fears with your new behaviors. Only that, and time, will help do that.
Not dramatic gestures so much as real changes in how you interact day to day.
Make sense?
M: 57 H: 60 M: 35 yrs S30,D28,D19 H off to Alaska 2006 Recon 7/07- 8/08 *2016* X = "ALASKA 2.0" GROUND HOG DAY I File D 10/16 OW DIV 2/26/2018 X marries OW 5/2016