All your experiences ring bells. I always thought that my (current) wife never wanted to remarry. So I never asked. When I found out that she really was hoping that I'd ask her, it was a very emotional time for the both of us. She was really upset that I'd never read her mind. I've never been good at ESP or any of that (just ask my first wife). We are now married and I am slowly learning to read female minds. Slowly.