"That's pretty much teh core of the reason my H kept contact with ow, she unloaded the mother of all guilt trips and he recognized she manipulated him 'cause "she can/knows how to". He just didn't want to leave her until he knew SHE WAS OK, just as imL said, to appease his concience more than about still wanting to be with her, he didnt' want to leave as the "bad guy" in her eyes."

I think you said my words. That's pretty much what H told me.