Thanks for your response. You ask an interesting question. I asked myself the same one before I spoke to H.
My answer came to me afterward-with how I felt. I felt good and calm and relieved. In my heart I know that I want him back but I had to break this cycle of not talking about things and status quo. It was not getting us anywhere. (It was a stationary cycle!!)
I was somewhat shocked to see his reaction and to have him actually talk to me about his feelings for the first time in a long time. For him to admit that he realizes now that I am not the reason he is so miserable was huge to me. It shows that he is actually doing some soul searching.
Me:45 H: 45 M: 14 yrs T: 16 yrs D's: 7/11 Bomb: June '07 Moved out: Sept.'07