My Story

[Sunflyer]

I can't compliment my woman enough either. I am not sure any guy can. We can only do our best.

We can always do more compliments while the relationship is in good shape. The issue for you is you are in triage. She might feel like you are doing it to manipulate her into staying.

Exactly. That is why I have shut that down. If she asks me how she looks, I will tell her honestly, but I am not going to start dropping honorifics into my speech just because.

Making permanent changes to your behavior is all that you can do. She might like them, she might not. The bigger issue is do you like them? That is your measuring stick now. Only you can figure out what changes you need. Then you can watch your behavior and see if you are behaving the way you want.

Started making a few little tweaks. So far, they feel good to me.

Same thing for the "dating". What would be fun and exciting? Make plans to go do them.

This is how I typically ask my lady out:

"I am going to (name the activity). Would you like to join me?"

You can test this out with your lady. Monitor her response. You should easily be able to tell if she is receptive.

I think it's still to early for this. Might come off as manipulative at this stage. But I will continuously feel the waters and make suggestions when appropriate.

During this phase, it is imperative that you avoid R talk at all costs. You just be. Be in the moment.

It's completely off the table, and I won't touch it at all right now.