Hi Maya - Its so good to have you back, especially as your time away does not seem like much fun for you either
Quote: He feels foolish and probably at a loss as to how to make it up to you
There is no question that his pride has taken a battering - has done so from the first time he dropped the bomb - he used the very words - I'm sacrificing my pride for the future of us ... And yes, he is definitely clueless about what to do - paralysis is a good description of where he is.
Quote: He also probably expects huge doses of "I told you so." Or its equivalent
Ohhh yesss - he is still scanning the sea for his favourite shark - and is puzzled as to where she went
One thing I have really had confirmed these past few weeks, in our R, its best I do NOTHING. Take none of the initiative in resolving issues. Often it seems I have jumped the gun, and pushed NG into a corner. Not good. If I just wait it out, he is often coming all the way to my way of thinking
Slowly 
