Yawhgih - I headed over to your thread just now, but I wasn't able to respond. I wonder if the thread reached its limit? Either way, I promise to respond as soon as the site allows it!
I guess I don't really view her behavior as romantic by itself. I think it shows that she's comfortable around me, but I guess to me romantic interactions can be playful and innocent (like how she is acting now), but also stuff like hand holding, kisses that aren't goodbye pecks, etc. I will try your suggestion and try to show my affection in the same playful (but innocent) way that she has been demonstrating to me lately.
Mr Bond - Thank you for the insight! I know I should be appreciative for the positive physical interactions and let go of expectations (at least for the moment). Now that I think about it, she used to cringe when I tried to hug her when we first broke up. You could tell she didn't want me to touch her and it always killed me. So in that sense, things have improved since BD #1.
I sometimes push the envelope a bit, maybe as a way to check her temperature toward me, and I know that's probably not the best thing to do. Maybe it's better if I just let her take the lead in terms of physical affection? What are your thoughts?
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Journaling:
TheEx's sister and brother-in-law took us to dinner on Sunday while we were in Vegas. I think it went really well, after dinner, the sister suggested they come visit us this Wednesday (today) to spend more time together. Although I am drained out from socializing and traveling for the past week, I told them it would be a great idea and put on a happy face knowing how important family time is to theEx. Pre-BD#1, I avoided family time like the plague. I like her family a lot, but I admit I didn't spent a lot of time with them and it was a point of contention between us. So, my 180 has been to make an effort to spend time with her family whenever the opportunity arises.
They should be here in about an hour or so, we're supposed to take them out to dinner, and then they're spending the night here. Going to do my best to show the new me.
