Nicola, Don't worry about stealing my thread . . . we are all going through this together! I have read a little bit of your threads and am not sure how receptive your spouse is, but I think for me I still have to wait a little longer before "pushing" again. Because it seems if I push the subject of ML or try to intiate it makes it worse. It is so hard to do, though, because I worry that the longer I let things go on like they are now, the more reassured he will be that we are meant to be friends, not lovers.