H included me in his family's Secret Santa gift exchange (without my knowledge) AND invited me to his family's Xmas celebration tomorrow. We talked this morning about our mutual fears but we decided that I would go and that his primary goal is to spend time with his family but that he also wants to care for me while we are there.
It took us about an hour to come that decision, but wow. That feels huge to me.
He doesn't want to come to my family's celebration tomorrow, but I'm okay with that. (Confession time -- I'm actually more than okay with that. It may make me a huge hypocrite, but I'd rather just enjoy some time with my family without having to worry about how they're interacting with H.)
