This morning W and I were small talking about kids and family (she initiated) and I calmly asked her if she knew how I felt about her. She sheepishly said "yes, I think so". Then shifted to super attitude and said "let me guess, you're going to tell me now". I calmly said "nope, just making sure". She looked shocked and I said have a nice day and left for work.
Didn't intend to talk at all but that interaction felt good and showed another example of how I now act differently (especially on emotional day like a court day).
Personality is who the world sees, character is who you are