AS - congrats!! Big news! I would love to get to Retrouvaille at some point...
IO/Ruby - hooray to have you back...
H knows that I am sometimes not socially tuned in. He is more tuned in than I am, to the point where he gets a little paranoid. It's a fact that people aren't paying as much attention to you as you think they are - they are too wrapped up in themselves - but H is one who doesn't believe in that.
Anyway, the new M is going to be one of spelling things out very clearly. There will be no walking away from conversations, throwing hands in the air and saying "fine", no resentful giving in just to avoid an argument. I will stand up for myself but also try to see his point of view more than I was doing.
Also working on letting stuff go - he made a nice dinner tonight and I just tried to stay out his way while he was cooking it, but I did help around the kitchen - setting the table and washing the dishes, etc.
Still not feeling especially lovey dovey but we'll give it some time.
Me54, H53 M 23, T 25 S20, S18 BD: April 2024 Moved out: August 2024
Love means not giving up on someone even if they've given up on you.
"Being right is the booby prize of life." - Susan Page