TOH... I didn't get those opportunities when my H left...he would come see me...maybe go out to eat...but never wanted to be with me really...it was more to make sure I wasn't going to kill myself or something.... It was more then a year and a half before I saw hope...before he would even hold my hand...he would go months...and I mean months with no contact...and we had a 9/10 year old son!!!...our D's were adults but still lived at home when he left...we had been so close...when he was sure I was going to be okay...he wouldn't go out with me...wouldn't call me...wouldn't come see me... You have a lot of positives...I know the time alone is hard...but that time is your friend...use it to work on you...to do things that bring happiness...find things that make you smile...it will show through when H does see you next... remember...Time is your friend!!!