Communication Breakthrough!
...Thanks in part to Gary Larson and 'The Farside'. Specifically the comic about "What we say to dogs and what dogs hear".
My significant other's lights and laughter finally came back on after receiving the following message from me today:
What I say to J:
Baby-mine,
I want you to know
just how much I love you.
To put it
plainly, I love to keep you close to my heart.
There are no big secrets or
hidden agendas in my thoughts
or feelings. From here on out, maybe we can
start fresh
and get back to the John and Tamar that made both us and our
friends and loved ones so happy.
Love, T
What J hears:
Baby-mine,
I want you to know JUST how much I LOVE you.
TO put it plainly, I love to KEEP you close to my heart.
There are no BIG SECRETS or hidden agendas in my thoughts
or feelings. FROM here on out, maybe we can start fresh
and get back to the JOHN and Tamar that made both us and our
friends and loved ones so happy.
Love, T
Thank
the gods that he was able to see the both the
truth and the humor in the situation. With the
power
taken out of the problem by our laughter, we can
regain our footing and get back on the right path.
I love that
such a small thing can make such a
big difference.