Jacket .. .I have the same issue on the declining portion ... like you my WAW has me currently slated as Plan B ... when the A ( also known as plan A) is not going so well ... I made the mistake as using it as a chance to prove how amazing I am .. did not pan out so well the first time I had the chance.
So now ... I have become more busy .. like Lisa said when you do pull off the GAL you will not need an excuse or lie ... but .. even when you dont.. I will tell you what I did that seemed to turn things. She picked up our S .. and I was all dressed up ... she asked where I was going .. I told her I had made plans ... was the truth and all I told her. Between you and me I made plans to dress up and feel good about myself .. get some dinner and grab a redbox movie (Was going to ask a friend to watch but ended up coming home and doing it solo) ..... GAL for sure ... but while you are still getting used to things .. do the DB fake it till you make it ... it really helped me get there.