Journal ling:

The last week or so interactions have been poorer or rather less than usual.I let this be and instead of trying to fix it I let it slide. The poorer they got the less I wanted to break the ice. So partly not knowing how to and mostly due to being curious as to what would happen if I did nothing to change current silence. Mini experiment.

Monday W started a text conversation,which is rarenowadays. Nothing big and definitely nothing that could not have waited until evening. I was busy so after a short exchange I ended it. That evening, we both got busy.

Yesterday at lunch she phoned me, again for something that could have waited. Again rare enough these days. When I got home she accepted my offer to help prepare the dinner (usually doesn't)and chatted a lot about her day.

The ice is broken and more significantly by W. Experiment over. Results noted. Back to the grind. Also back to preparing my plans and goals for the new year. I will make it GREAT.

Best wishes


R 25 years
M 14 years
S11 & S13
Working on it alone since Oct 2014
M in trouble a lot earlier (~2 years)
Feb 2016. 1st R chat in a yr.
Next R chat Aug'17
Still together