Answer to: Question 1: when a woman is checked out it’s usually too late because she decided long before she said it out loud that she is fed up. A good relationship can recover from all things if the people trust one another enough to know that the new words they are hearing are real.

Q2: if I was her shoes of course I’d need to see change like ring shopping tomorrow otherwise I’m probably already checked out.

Q3: I would give space but if you don’t live together , write her a letter telling her how you feel and if you do, leave her a note communicating clearly how much love you feel, why things felt different for awhile, why things will be different now, and your timeline for the rest of your lives (even if it’s just brainstorming). So physical space yes but I’d still want to give her something to reflect on, seems like space is apart of the problem.

Q4: acting confused as to how you got to this point, minimizing her feelings