Along awaited Welcome I'm sure to piecing Zero. While I bave not followed your story too closely, during my travels on this bb, I have crossed your path several times.
Quote: There are several major issues that I'm concerned about right now. 1) How to communicate, when we've got so much garbage between us.
Since you brought up about the garbage, let me try this analogy. Try to let go of previous garbage. Bury it in a landfill and let it turn into the green hillside. Wipe the slate clean and start over (as you implied you're focusing on starting a new R) Now the trick is to avoid creating new garbage. Instead, look for ways to recycle the issues that come up so the outcome benefits the both of you instead of become another pile of rotting garbage.
Alright , that was just another long worded way of saying look for what you can do differently in your communication so what comes out is something recycled into a positive gain rather than allowing it to be considered one more thing being heaped onto the garbage pile. Hope this comes across clearly ... dealing with a headcold at the moment.
Quote: 2) How to be a couple when we're both very independent.
As long as the both of you wish to share time together and you both feel good about the time spent together, then being very independant outside of time spent together should not be a source of conflict ... unless there is an issue about the amount of time together. Is this what you were referring to?
Quote: 3) How we're going to improve our sexual relationship when we apparently can't talk about it.
OK, gonna need a little more info here. What improvements are you looking for? What are the hurdles encountered?
, that was just another long worded way of saying look for what you can do differently in your communication so what comes out is something recycled into a positive gain rather than allowing it to be considered one more thing being heaped onto the garbage pile. Hope this comes across clearly ... dealing with a headcold at the moment. 
