WOW - thanks so much for your feedback! I haven't been on board for a little while due to School work as well, and things that need to be done. It was also good to just have a general break. I'll have a look at your sitch as well and see how you are going.
I really wanted to hear this from a male perspective because sometimes I feel like I just don't understand it.
I know I should look more at action than really listen to the words - women are slightly different in that regard.
You are absolutely correct - he is not ready to move on either, and said so at some point recently as well. So, in that regard, his words definitely match his actions.
And, what is particularly interesting is your interpretation of what might really be a motivation for the dinner with my parents. Yes, my parents both know what I have been through and it's been no bed of roses. In fact, my whole class knows! I've cried plenty and my whole project is about this subject....which incidentally is some of the best work I've done because it's all heart. In fact, my whole class can't believe the transformation my work has taken - which is a whole new direction.
Thanks for your encouragement to hang in there, because I sometimes feel like such a FOOL in love. When all is said and done, yeah, I do love him.
Thanks again for your feedback - I do appreciate it greatly!