Relationship questions... (long)
I realized after I posted my long response that the thrust of your posting was slightly different from what I first thought.
When I get that little voice in my head I listen to it. I never act on it right away, but I never assume it is silly or that I shouldn't pay attention to it. The little voice has served me well over the years. It usually turns me toward a different path I should take.
I treat the little voice like the part of me that gets through my assumptions and old ways of being--so that it can tell me something important.
Hope that doesn't sound creepy.
Lois