KEM has some great music - nice blend b/t R&B and jazz. Maybe appreciated a bit more by guys in general, but great music for getting 'in the mood' or just be mellow. Has a nice backbone of spiritual searching as well.
I like your thinking regarding W, and I know that she must be a bit scared. I know I get that way at times without her. In the past, its been mere angry bravado on her part, so maybe she's becoming more 'real' or seeing things more clearly?
She complained about housing prices as well, and she noted how interest rates here are climbing steadily higher. I feel for her, yet I know that she has to admit that her parents are terrible financial advisers (they work very hard, but are always broke), while the man who was supposedly the cause of her financial 'troubles' (there weren't any real 'troubles'- we were 2 blue collar folks putting ourselves thru grad school) is 2-3 months from paying off the huge collar of debt she gave him as a going away present.
I'm growing with this DB stuff, cause I feel no temptation to say "I told you so." She needs to see the qualities in me for herself, and to be okay with making her own mistakes. Regardless, I'm back in 'my' house come August, with her either affording her condo or renting. She does need to be on her own to learn, and that won't happen with me sheltering her in my house and acting as her landlord. It feels like her cake-eating without the growth, and w/ me living in my shoebox not being able to provide S5 enough space.
More so than boring finances, W seemed intrigued about my other behavior that shows relaxation or just non-work exploration, be it camping, guitar, or going to the beach.
Jo, I dream-journaled. Lots to comtemplate from last night. Definitely some sexual tension in my that I didn't notice before. Sadly, also a very notable tone of pursuing and fear of rejection of me by her, as well as concern for S5. You've got me hooked on this!
