I'm still waiting to hear what a doctor with a full waiting room has to say...
Michele talks about maintaining the equilibrium in the R. If one person is doing all the [trying, worrying, whatever], then the other person doesn't have to. If the proactive person backs off, then the other person has room to step up to the plate. The hard part is being willing to let the ball drop.
Not sure that was very coherrent. I've used up all my brain cells trying to update my resume. It's for a good cause, but it's still about my least favorite thing to do.