So easier would be better? I would trade places with you right now. My W won't even talk to me... Email only. Count your blessings.
What is wrong with being a sounding board... "Yes, I understand"... "I am sorry you feel that way"... "Wow. That must have been hard for you to hear"... "What do you feel about that?"... "Want to jump in the sack?"...
Okay. Forget the last one.
Seriously. If she wants to talk... let her. Validate her words. The more they talk the more they open up. Validate her words. Listen to her. Validate her words.
and... Don't forget... Validate her words.
“Things turn out best for the people who make the best out of the way things turn out” ― Art Linkletter
