Hey! I've been watching your sitch and meaning to post -- hopefully I can get to that tonight.
I've been thinking about this very question myself! Get outta my head, girl! I swear...one of these days we are going to meet, even if I have to wait until the next life!
No, no backslides...none at all, for either of us. SO has been doing wonderfully. He's been very reassuring and doing what is reasonable to rebuild trust without either of us sacrificing our personal space or dignity. And I feel I am doing the same.
What has been most helpful? For me, it's been maintaining a positive attitude and patience and keeping my expectations low.
Let give my "top five" some thoughts, okay?
And yes, the party went wonderfully! We had an excellent time, danced for nearly 3 hours straight (yes, my legs were sore!). SO looked great and so did I! He noticed a couple of the guys there eye-ing me! Woohoo! Made a couple of comments in that he was sure if I were there by myself I would have had a full dance card!
Yeah, the A-bomb time sucked. I think it speaks volumes about both SO and me regarding how much we have both grown in the past year. I think it is a huge sign that we have been able to put that behind us.
Gotta run to an interview(ee). I'll try to make it back yet tonight, but I've a long day/evening full of meetings. blech
