Hi Nevanna, thanks so much for your input, I've not been at all good about posting to you, but I do lurk on your thread sometimes...I'll try to do better! It helps to know you see positives. sometimes I "feel" them and then it seems like it's back to "square one" or even further back, and I get so frustrated. I don't know, it is big for him to sit beside me on the couch with his arm around me, and propose "little things" like sitting on the porch. I don't think he's done this since we were dating. It's interesting though, he seems almost kind of timid about suggesting these things. I LOVE them, and I always make sure I tell him how much I like them....my theory has always been that behavior that's rewarded is repeated, so I guess I'm putting that theory to the test. It just seems to take forever though. Can you believe I used to be less patient than I am now?