Ali, this is not the hardest time by any means. Things are progressing very well. We now ML freely (though W still doesn't like to kiss me on the lips). She's spent 7 out of the last 9 nights with me. There is a lot more teasing and playfulness. We're continuing to go to church together regularly.
Last evening, I was a little grumpy, and W smilingly said "I think I know what could make you feel better" and pulled me into the bedroom. We then had MIL and SIL over to dinner to meet D4's new hamster. I think, for W to act as hostess in that situation, it really helped make her think of my apartment as her home.
Something else that also helped was giving her a $100 gift card to Bed, Bath & Beyond and telling her to shop and buy whatever she wanted for the apartment. I'm really trying to invest her in that place, so that she feels at home there with me.
