Hi midwest - these sound like a great start!
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1. Friendship which would be spending time together and liking the time spent not enduring



In day to day life, what would this look like? Some of the cycles I went through included these types of questions, which believe it or not, prior to dbing, I'd never considered

? What does NG do that I like?
? Does he know that I like/enjoy these things?
? What do I do that NG likes?
? How do I know this? assumption, he has told me, his eyes light up...
? How can we do more of the stuff we enjoy, and less of the stuff we dislike?

Sounds basic, but building small goals around these boosted the ole PMA - the positive interactions just snowballed.

And yes, journaling here sorted out the important stuff from the 'noise'. It was like everyone reading was helping me stay honest!

Slowly


A Liberal Allowance of Time