[Joe1981]

Well ganb8te, it seems your packing day went as well as it could have given the circumstances. hopefully he follows through on his plan to see you next week and you can again show him how awesome you are. I do feel like him saying "if" is a fairly big deal, it shows that he's at least thinking about the R and what it would take for him to be happy in it.

As far as not filling the conversational space, good luck ladies. In general I think we men are much more comfortable with sitting in silence. Our minds have no problem shutting down for short periods of time where we may literally be thinking about the equivalent of rainbows. It is a great exercise in patience though. Hopefully, your Hs see all the ways you are changing to meet their needs and realize how lucky they are.