Well, I made a decision on the divorce settlement question. Her lawyer kind of pushed for an update, so I went ahead and made a decision. It wasn't as much as my lawyer suggested, but more than my wife proposed. I feel okay about it. My wife got the insurance transferred over to a new account, so all that's left on the previous account is my car.
Things are going okay in the house. The wife is being friendly, or maybe polite is a better word. Almost acting like a roommate, which I guess is kind of how she acted before, except now it's a roommate who isn't full of anger and contempt for me.
I've been trying to express my gratitude to her (and others) more often. I recognize it's probably a weakness I've had that stems from my more reserved nature. I might typically express appreciate once in awhile (maybe occasions like birthdays, etc), but not consistently. I could tell she was starting to get annoyed from her short responses ("Mmmhmm, yep.") so, I explained that I'm trying to grow as a person and so I'm trying to work on being more aware of things I should be thankful for and expressing my gratitude. She said I didn't have to do it anymore, and thanked me for the things I've been doing around the house. I said I appreciated that, but I did need to keep doing it so that it becomes more natural for me, and that the current climate of the world kind of prevents many opportunities to practice.
