Thanks guys! Appreciate the guidance and support. I really like where I am. I do miss the physical affection, but enjoying where we are in the R and my GAL.
In my experience, once the ILYs start, the return of physical affection isn't far behind. Unless her ILYs are in sincere (and they could be), but I find that most WAWs that aren't completely wayward do not tend to be that manipulative. In my case, my W wasn't going to say "ILY" unless she meant it because she didn't want to give me "false" hope. Most WAWs follow that line of thinking.
M(53), W(54),D(19) M-23, T-25 Bomb Drop - Dec.23, 2017 Ring and Piecing since March 2018