this is the first conversation I had with my wife about us in months about our R, maybe some one can tell me at what point I should start smacking my self with a 2 x 4.
w: Hey
m: hello
w: What you doing
m: reading
w: What you reading
m: couple different books
w: Title
w: Or shall I say titles
m: one is the five love languages and the other is a book for celebrate recovery, oh and a cussler book for lite reading
w: Lol.light reading?
m: the cussler books don't take much thinking, just imagination
the other two take a lot of reflection
w: I see
You may be right
In fact you are right.
m: that I need a lot of reflection?
w: For you, reflection would be good
m: you are probably right
w: So what do you see when you reflect?
m: the direction I want to move toward
w: Which is?
m: to grow

at this point I am thinking in need to get of the tracks because i can see what"s coming, but well I guess I had to see where her mind is at so I stayed

w: What do you see for us?
m: I can only give half that answer
w: Ok. give me half
m: yes
w: So what do you see?
m: are you sure
W: Yes. Tell me
m: I am waiting on you
W: You said you only know half. I wanted to hear your half
m: I am only half of us, I am waiting on you to see what you are going to do with your half of us
w: You think we would truly ever work out? Seriously?
w: you've been saying ever since the beginning of our marriage things would change.......instead of for good it just etching away. . ......never getting better.
w: All that we mastered was on how to strip someone of themselves til they are all depleted to nothing of themselves.
w: I can't seem to function on somethings that are just plain and simple. But I had it taken for so long that I can't function without your suppression.
m: I am sorry you feel that way
w: It's really sickening.....
w: I don't think you realize the mental damage I have. It's stupid.
m: I understand
w: Really? You think you do?
m: you have a good evening ok goodnight
w: What's wrong
w: Good night

I have let go of her, I put no pressure on her, this is our first OR talk since she left the second time in august other wise I stay quiet, tonight I tried to stay distant but conversational

if someone can give me some advice I would appreciate it. my wife has always made up her own mind. I just don't understand where this suppression thinking comes from.