Hey Lass,
You know, I've never made him reading R books a big deal...he is a big boy, he can read whatever he wants.

The difference is that HE made this heartfelt claim (that was supposed to win me back, I guess) that he was going to read this book and do x and y and z.

So I've been waiting.

And waiting.

Waiting, I suppose, to see "how serious is he? will he really do it?"

I HATE tests! I hate people who 'test' their mate and here I am, doing it to him!

For the record, I've dropped the book. I made one little bitty, teeny tiny comment (LOL) last night and that's IT.
No more.

Seriously, I will not mention it again. It has taken on a significance that it never should have had in the first place.

He made these heartsick proclamations and I suppose I'm sitting back waiting for him to actually DO them. To show me that he understands, once and for all, that relationships require you to do things, not just think them and wait for a 'better time' to act upon them.

However, as you said, his behavior is changing somewhat so that is what I should be focusing on.

Thanks for the reality check.
xo