Getting Back to my Old Self

[AndrewP]

Hey Don. Following along on the home game here. A divergent opinion as well.

I think you are having an expectation or wish that you were dealing with someone who is a lot more healed than she is. It sounds like a lot of her recent relationships involved her being kicked when she's down. If so, it's no surprise that she would be skittish.

You are 12 years out roughly. She's perhaps (picking number out of the air) 12 months from her last disappointment? You are both in very different places in terms of trusting in yourself and others.

She's also having to deal with the whole being a Mom thing. Her kids, while they sound happy for her, are undoubtedly jealous of the time she is giving you that they used to get. She's got a lot on her plate and is used to the plate being wobbly. I would suggest cutting her some slack and giving her the space to be a Mom.

Just my own opinion.