Thank you! I will definitely follow this advice and just try to "love and be nice". It's the simple things that get lost in my head at a time like this, but this is a perfect thing to focus on.
Thanks for your insight again, Galagirl. You've given me a lot to think about and have opened my eyes to some of my actions/reactions. I completely agree that maybe I am trying far too hard to be "open" with feelings and ask for openness with everything when that is not necessary or helpful in...
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An Update: We have been doing really well with open communication and are feeling very good about building a foundation however I am having difficulty with one thing:
When my wife opened up to me about her feelings, she mentioned a specific mutual friend and that she had...
Thank you! I really appreciate this insight. It is extremely helpful. I should mention we have clearly defined our boundries with our friends at the moment in order to build up our own relationship and prepare to Open when/if we feel ready. We will continue to work on our communication and do...
My wife recently opened up (kind of unplanned) about her feelings for some of our close friends. She described to me that her friendships were on a spectrum and there wasn't a strict line between romantic love and friend love for her. She has been dealing with this by bottling it up and trying...