A long walk sounds like just what you need. And yes, it is absolutely a risk. Sometimes I think I'll have put all this time and effort into waiting for dh and maybe it won't work, and maybe I should have just cut my losses and told him where to go and moved on to find love from someone more capable of giving and receiving it. But then those feelings fade (because they're usually about me feeling afraid and vulnerable, not so much about him) and I remind myself of the small positive changes which have happened so far with both of us, and then I decide to wait a little longer.