Need some advice please

[Swabby]

Joe, sorry, i realized i didn't mention what i thought could help.

Play the long tail game. Mention little things over the next few days, week, 2 weeks. Different times of the day, different positive things you see about her that you think, but don't voice. Don't go overboard, just once, twice a day.

Her appearance, something she's doing she always/never does, little things only, and build up from there.

I've been doing that the past few days, and at first it wasn't even noticed, but each subsequent time i felt a softening, again, keeping it REALLY light.

Progress by inches, not by miles as they say.