Reads like the convo went so much better this time for you both. I see Ian's points and wondered about the anniversary, too. I was thinking if you felt like I did when our anniversary came up. I sort of laugh when he sent me a text wishing me a happy anniversary. My first thought was WTF? You left the marriage, are with someone else, I am with someone else and yet you are acknowledging the day. I didn't respond but much later I did bring it up and asked him about it. Also, I thought when he said it was hard for him, how could that be but he told me that regardless of where each of us is in our lives, he wouldn't be forgetting that day and all of the memories with it. He also said it was hard because he knew he screwed things up and that should have been a day for celebrating and it hurt. He said he sent that text because he didn't know what else to say.
Anyhow, I am glad you are doing something for yourself and as an aside, it is connected with the mortgage brokering business I am supposed to be helping with. The paperwork and data entry side of it when the time comes. So it's cool to see you get involved with realty.
