I went about 3 months. When kids aren't involved, there is really no reason for contact. I even moved from TX to AL...so we were a long way away from each other. I honestly thought when I left TX I would never see him again. Then he called out of the blue.
Yes, he actually changed his mind on the D date. I wasn't going to court since I had already moved. He went by himself and then said he couldn't go through with it.
Now we are working on becoming friends again. It is a long hard process. I spent a lot of time working on myself and he is still the same person with the same problems...now he needs to work on himself. I have read on here so much that is is usually the LBS decision in the end and I believe that.