She also cleaned the house, did the dishes, and the laundry. She said she wanted to help. Some ideas of what to say went through my head. I opted for thank you. I know I probably should have responded differently, but the house looked great and the dog was happy. So, I kept my mouth shut.
And bttrfly, we both know I already say sweet words I shouldn't say from time to time. I was pretty dedicated to DBing for the first eighteen months, but then I figured she's never coming back so why not respond to a few texts and make a few nice comments here and there. In retrospect though, my track record of predicting what is going on in a woman's mind is not that great and I should probably keep my mouth closed.