Quote: But I'm sure we try to read something into everything they say and do and that is where we go astray when we are considering if something is a positive or not. It's in looking at the single event and not the big picture. ie, my wife probably didn't mean anything when she asked in an e-mail today.."Did you sleep?". Just being polite. Is that the kind of thing you were talking about Bruce?
Yes. And no, I do not walk away from every single interaction with someone, evaluating it from a positive or negative perspective. I know I reserve this task for contacts with XW.
But I believe I tend to read WAY MORE into these situations than X does.
Now, you have a decided advantage in that your X is willing to spend time with you and intiates both activities and conversation with you.