Sounds like you're keeping busy, how is your H driving to get the car and then driving it back? Trailer? How much painting you doing? My wife is great at painting and seems to love it, not me, I'd rather pound nails or hang sheetrock, anything but paint! Well with a sprayer in a new house when you can just "go to town" painting it isn't too bad, but having to mask and drape and keep from making a mess it just gets too frustrating!
Nice to hear that he called you "pretty girl" and hey, at least you have the ML in common What did you do back when you dated for fun? Bowling? Playing pool? Go to the movies? There must be something that you did together that would still be a great way to spend time together.