Thanks for the additional advice. Both of these approaches are certainly different than what I have tried in the past. I have been hesitent to try some of these in the past because I didn't want to be seen as pursuing my wife.
The one area that I have focused on has been to give my wife compliments about things she has accomplished at work, how she parents and looks. These have generated little if any reaction. As far as sharing my dreams and plans etc these to are met with basic silence.
I am going to try these approaches and see if they can open up further discussion etc. I think in the past I have been too tentative in terms of trying to move things forward. Sounds like it maybe a good time to change things up.
