"W oddly nice last night, perhaps because she wanted me to fix an old stereo."
I don't understand why you make comments like this. She acted nice, you have done nothing to try and improve your communication with her, and you suspect she wants you to do something.
Have you ever thought that she could actually just be nice for a change? You still haven't been the easiest person to talk to, I gather.
" House renovation delayed by a few weeks, which presumably means W will stay here rather than in Stockholm, in order to work on house. "
Why don't you actually talk to her about it?
"Do I just tell W d16 and I plan to go to Japan? Inform rather than ask?"
When was the last time you actually had a conversation with her?
M-43 W-40 2D - 9 and 5
Emotion, yet peace. Ignorance, yet knowledge. Passion, yet serenity. Chaos, yet harmony. Death, yet a new life.