Thanks for pointing out the finer points of communication. It is a great suggestion and I know I need to improve ways of acknowledging what she is going through while at the same time giving her an opening to talk.
BTW, romanticism won again. I just bought Dido's song "White Flag" from iTunes.
Me 46 WAW 45 M 21 yrs
WAW: "I need to be alone" 12/06 W moves out 3/07 Mediation finalized 08/08