Help me thru this sitch

[Pudmuddle]

Hi Gang,

Well I am back, and in a much better mood. I decided to go it alone this weekend (without my DB crutch ) to see if I was really doing what I needed to. My H and I had to paint the garage doors this weekend and he did ask for my help. I was playing it cool the whole time, only asking about the paint, how to's and things like that but didn't say much else. He talked about a LOT of things and kept asking more and more things about me and what was going on in my life. He asked about my brother(currently in jail) and his problems, asked about my losing weight, asked about some jeans I was wearing, asked my opinions on how we should do something on the garage(which he never did before, he always had the plan), and asked about what I was eating for lunch, asked about my friends at work...so needless to say he was VERY Curious about me which was the most QUALITY TIME I have had with him in years, can you tell which LL I am?

At the end when we were done, I told him it was really nice to do something together, that we hadn't done that in years and it was good talking to him (altho he was talking most of the time).

Then he said he was going to go out to a bar that night to watch an Avalanche game. He has never just gone out to a bar before. I knew he wasn't with the OW because it was a local bar and she is a couple of cities away. He is not spending as much time with her as I thought he would, which I also see as a small positive. 4 weeks ago, he wanted to be out with her all the time, and not with me. Even his texts seem to have minimized, at least that's what I observe. I often disappear into my bedroom to do things on my own, beadwork, reading, laundry, whatever and he seems to make an effort to find something to come talk to me about. curious.

Also, and odd thing is he is following my lead and being as nice as pie. Kind of confusing as I wonder if he is doing that so that he can show he can be nice and perhaps get the D he wants, his way, more easily. Or is he truly being nice to me because he respects me more now and is changing his mind?

I think it is bothering him to that I no longer look him in the eye when we are in the same room, rarely. Only if he is making an effort to talk to me do I look at him. I'd like to hear your thoughts and opinions on what I have posted. All observations welcome. Happy Monday all you good-looking people!