Barrybran II - Six Weeks In

[Barrybran]

No underwear was my vote too but I kept that to myself. I've made a "too soon" joke recently that is typically me but isn't appropriate right now. I do have to be aware of the Mr Fixit thing though as that is my default.

Things are going good but they have definitely settled down. She's pleasant with me, goes about her own thing but she sits with me on the couch, puts her feet up on me, gently touches me and accepts back rubs. Nothing major but big in my book. There aren't hugs or kisses and we haven't had sex in a few days as the 'images' came back and she felt we were slipping back into 'old habits', a conversation which still hasn't been completed. I'm pretty much trying to go with the flow. ie. do my own thing, be there for her when she needs it but be ready to talk when she comes back to it.

I like your ideas about making time for us as a couple. I've pitched them to my wife in conversations past (when things weren't good) and they haven't come up in our recent discussions. The last thing I have to go off is that she loved it when everything was lovey dovey but as you said, we have kids and there's a life to tend to. I know deep down she doesn't expect everyday to be like that but we haven't discussed what would constitute a good day or week to her yet.