The other night, she texted me just about a movie and usually I think I would have not responded, but instead I engaged her a bit and we texted for over an hour. There were a couple of times it got a little close to tense subjects, but if she was baiting me I wasn't biting, and if not then I just steered the conversation back to where I felt it was safe. When she expressed things, it was really hard to figure out how to respond different than I would normally, but I think I did a pretty good job. Thank you so much to this group!! For the first time in months I feel like things are a little better off. It's not like we've turned a corner. My W is still w/OM AFAIK, but I don't need to think about that today. She reached out to me as a friend, and I was willing to reach back as a friend (pride makes that hard) and things feel less charged and heavy. Thanks again.
