I thought I'd post an update because I know how emotionally involved you've all become in my story.
It's like I have a whole new girlfriend! Since Valentine's Day we've been steadily stripping the bullshit away from our relationship. We get on really well now, we make each other laugh all the time.
Before it was almost like some ongoing mental contest. We were opponents more than partners. We'd squabble, give each other the cold shoulder, get on each other's nerves, play mind games. We've always had strong chemistry, from the first seconds we met but that's all that was keeping us together before. We came within a whisper of breaking up several times.
Now, after some gentle nudging she's taken on a more proactive role in the bedroom. She's stopped not-so-subtly hinting at how desirable she is to other males and I've stopped spending so much money on her. The trip up the coast was amazing. It's crazy what a difference a couple of weeks makes.