I have tried asking him to do things like play a game, take a walk, go out somewhere and I don't ask often, just here and there and all I get is a big fat "No, I don't think so"! I think that he thinks if he were to say yes to any of those things (including MC) that he would be giving me "false hopes".
What I guess he may not realize is that just by staying in the house and not filing for D is giving me false hopes!