One thing that would make it easier for me to open up to you is: Describe feelings in loving detail.
Dear Walter your most endearing quality today was giving me the goodbye kiss this morning.
Okay one thing that would make it easier for me to open up to you is if all the events in my day were positive. I enjoy sharing the positives, but I hold back on negative experiences. Sharing the negative events cause a natural criticism to arise. I am hard enough on myself so I don't share these negatives very easily. For example, this morning I was driving home and this lady just drove her car into mine. It was jolting, but not really damaging so I didn't do anything and either did she. Now I immediately begin thinking of all you are going to say to me in our dialogue, like "you should have this or that or the other thing" and that is what keeps me from sharing more openly.

The feeling is hesitant restrictive.

A restrictive feeling is like the feeling you get just before you faint....the lights go out ....boom.
This restrictive would taste like the salsa at Rosarita's...it is so hot that you can not continue to eat it.
My restrictive feeling would be like the speed limit on McDonald Drive....Like, who can go 25 miles an hour? Much too restrictive.
I rank my restrictive feeling a 7.

I love you. Lets pray for our Advent to continue in prayer and love and hope and eager anticipation.

Dearest Marcy; Your finest quality today was coming up with another good dialogue question.

One thing that would make it easier for me to open up to you is when things aren't right (or going wrong); is if you were not so reactive to these things. It is good to see them; but hard to open up to you when they your focus.

My feelings are mixed. I know that things will not always be postive and negative things will have an adverse effect on us. However, it is easier for me to open up if negative things can be discussed in hope of finding a positive solution.

I love the way that you are taking an interest in many of the things that happen in our household. It makes me feel bonded to be able to share with you openly.

This bonded feeling is like super glue and the brick; very strong and supportive.

This bonded feeling is how I felt when we first met; and how I feel when we have some time to ourselves to just relax and talk.

This bonded feeling is how I feel when we hug in the morning; or go out to eat with the whole family.

If it were a color - white for Elmers Glue.

A food; too much peanut butter in ones mouth; good, but sticky.

Scale of 1-10; stuck on ate (8).

Love Walter; Lets pray to be more open with each other.