Hi, Was2. Nice to hear from you. \:\) Yup, you're right, of course: this is all he can offer, so that's what is offered. It does bring me some comfort that after all the pain over the past years, he does actually worry and care about my well being.

ACJ, I surely do wish him a healthier outlook on his life. No doubt. It's difficult to be happy about it sometimes, as I wish he had taken steps like these to bring more order to his chaotic schedule(s) and put family life in more of a priority. Who knows, he may still be seeing the new gf and perhaps he had to put up or shut up? I don't ask these things when he contacts me to check on my recovery.

Most of us really marry only once. First love endures, even unto our dying day. And we never really divorce.