Also, W joined me on the couch tonight to watch Svengoolie. I brushed her hair/scratched her head for a bit and she enjoyed it and thanked me. A while later I asked if she would use the head scratcher tool on my head, and she did. This is a rare event. It felt good. Afterwards I thanked her.

I hope to slowly increase this physical connecting. If I go too far I'll know and will back off.

Getting something makes it a lot easier to press on, so I think it is best for both of us and the R.

M: A really long time.
Crisis: 5 years.
She's still worth it.

Life is never made unbearable by circumstances, but only by lack of meaning and purpose. -Viktor Frankl