Quote: but isn't patience supposed to work on the principle that it will be rewarded?
Only if you want to set yourself up for disappointment.
Just tell her your needs/wants. Needs: to feel loved, to feel a connections. Wants: to ML is the best way for you to meet my needs. If she meets your needs, great. If not, then you work on yourself, get a life, maybe go to MC.
It's all a process, my friend.
By the way, are you from the UK? The reason I ask is because you mention going TO a fish and chips, rather than going FOR fish and chips. And of course the whole fish and chips thing. One of my favorite posters on this board who ended up with a pretty successful story was SuperDave. He hailed from England.
