No more denial, time to get to work

[MRay]

Mother's day went well. W made a picture book detailing D6's first year of life years ago, and she has it proudly displayed in the living room. She never got around to making one for S3, so I went ahead and made a matching one for him. I had S3 give it to her, and she was very appreciative. She placed it right next to the original one, and sincerely thanked me.

We have our second mediation meeting one week from today. We have most of the paperwork filled out, and really the only problem is going to be the house. W and I are getting along great living together, but when the house is brought up she gets very stressed. I think she's realized that I'm not going to roll over and just let her have it. NGS is a thing of the past.

So I have a question for some of you. W and I are very friendly when together. Probably too friendly, but when we physically separate I don't plan to contact her at all unless it's about the kids. Until recently she couldn't look at me, especially when I had my shirt off getting into the shower or working out or something. Now she has no problem looking at me and making positive comments. She has also started smiling at me (with that look in her eyes, you know the look I'm talking about) and making comments like, "I don't know how I'll ever find somebody else to put up with all my idiosyncrasies." W has made it very clear that the D is going through, and I haven't argued against it for awhile now. It's almost like she's trying to convince herself. Am I reading too much into this (probably)? Is this just a way to try to keep me on the hook? I don't react to these comments beyond something playful like, "Damn right, good luck with that!" I'm still having a great GAL, and I am having so much fun. Even at home. I even feel some emotional intimacy from my wife (only a bit, and I don't initiate or try to take it any deeper). The only thing missing is the deep emotional/physical intimacy.