Thanks for the advice. It seems tricky. I know that when I quit responding back with I love you, she is going to question it immediately. She will say it again and then ask, "aren't you going to say I love you?". I'm not quite sure how to handle that situation when it arises. It will definitely make her upset, that is for sure. And I have a feeling she will pull back alot. It seems like it will be impossible to not talk about it, bc she will question why I stopped saying it, and if I avoid the topic, I'll look like an a-hole. We seem to have been making progress recently and I don't want to have any setbacks. I do understand where everyone is coming from though, and I do feel like a safety net. Before in our relationship, I never said I love you as much as I do now. I wasn't very good at showing/sharing feelings. My frame of mind was you know I love you, why should I have to tell you all the time. She was the one that always ended phone convos with ily, i usually didn't. For the first couple of months, she refused to say ily, in the past couple of months, she has been saying it on a daily basis again. I guess I'm just worried about pushing her away if i stop saying it. I don't want it to seem like i'm playing games. Because I do love her and want her to know. Wow... Who ever thought saying 3 words could be such a tough choice?
Me: 38 W:31 Kids: S16(mine from previous R), D10, S9, S4 M: 10 years T:12 years BD:Jan 3, 2018 W moved out: Apr 13,2018 Filed for D: Jun 2018 D final: Sep 2019
