Hmmm. Thanks, cat. I hope those things do come in time.
I think what she would say, though, is that, "I don't necessarily WANT to hear it from you, but I'm WILLING to let you tell me without it being a problem for me."
That's kind of what her mindset has been since the bomb: I don't WANT to ML, but I'm WILLING to; I don't WANT to be married to you, but I DO WANT to honor my commitment.
Ad infinitum, ad nauseum.
You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means. -- Inigo Montoya, 'The Princess Bride'