Jax, I continue to see so many similarities in our sitches and I have the same nice guy behaviors. When are we going to get the picture? THEY DON'T WANT US RIGHT NOW. We need to give that space to them and stop focusing on them.
I still find myself hanging onto every conversation, every word, hoping for a "good day," etc. to give me some semblance of hope. It's sad and pathetic at times. This isn't a sprint. This isn't even a marathon. This is a trek around the world! They'll never miss us if we don't leave them alone.
We should start a thread or post somewhere that lists 500 GAL activities to do so whenever we get tempted to focus on them or care take (didn't they say they didn't want us?) or give them attention, we can go look up something to do on the list instead. Golf would definitely have a place up somewhere near the top of the list. Have fun!