Yes its very very difficult as all you want to do is talk it through and hope they will talk back. Its hard and counter-intuitive. If you look back at my threads its been a difficult thing for me to get the hang of and I sometimes fall down on it or go a little too far in replies or whats said.
Theres no hard rule though, its down to go with whats working without pursuing or pushing them further away by making them feeling suffocated.
Not easy especially at first, first 2 months in for me I was still very much as I was in that first post I made and only really opening up in counselling, only really the last couple of months Ive started to feel like me again but then I'd been in a horrible place in myself for quite a few years pre bd.
You're doing well Cherry focus on you and where you want to be, deal with H warmly and friendly and go from there
M:44, W:46, S:10 M 13 years, T 15 BD:23/7/2014 W/S Moved to MIL: 23/7/2014 My new place: 21/11/2014 W/S back to flat 22/11/2014 W coming closer, talking 4/2015 Piecing 5/2015 Moving in again 6/2015