Is It Changing,
or Are You Just Hoping It Will?

You have a list in your head of small signs he is finally changing, a text sent earlier than usual, one good conversation. Before you count them as proof, look at whether you would still call them evidence if you were describing them to someone else.

Think about the pattern across ordinary weeks, not the rare conversation that gave you hope. Your honest answers help this reflection see whether change has become dependable enough to trust.