I'm so glad she was so supportive. It's very much in keeping with how you've described her. Do you think maybe you feel less vulnerable when you're with her because, well...you're with her? In other words, the feelings you have when you're alone are eased when you're with her, so it's harder to tap into those vulnerable emotions. Just a thought. I'm not sure how you get around that, though, unless you could call her when you're feeling that way and leave a message?

If you were to provide her with a list of questions to ask, do you think you would rehearse your answers so much that you'd lose the emotion behind them?