Hmm, I see - so we are talking two different things here.
When W talks about future in the form of questions or comment. Such as 'I have looked at those houses and like the look of them, I could afford one of those' - this is not something to validate, but something I need to answer in a way that does not come across as agreeing but does look like I am listening and allowing her to have these thoughts. So my answer could be "yes they do look like nice houses, and good value for money". No emotion coming through in my answer.
Where as if W says "I'm so worried about affording somewhere nice to live" I could answer with " i understand that you are concerned, why do you think you can't afford somewhere nice?"
Or have I got that wrong??
Me: 38 W: 35 M: 9Yrs T: 15Yrs S8 D5 BD: Feb 13 Still Living Together
I feel like I'm in thick forest, I'm slowly drawing a map of the way out, but not sure yet which side of the forest I will emerge.