I see your point, Mark. I just emailed H to ask him if me going out caused him anxiety and told him that I don't want to cause any resentment when we are on a good road right now. I'll wait to hear what he says. He didn't seem to mind because he knows this friend of mine....old high school friend, good morals, etc. But, we'll see.

I see what you are saying about a "tall order for him". I haven't been pushing him to do anything. He did this on his own. He does have interests but he doesn't do anything for himself hardly at all. In fact, one of the things I said I wanted him to do is to do something for himself every day. I am making it a point to find out what he likes and I"m not trying to push him into something he doesn't and I also asked him to try to start learning about me as well.

Yeah, I get what you are saying about wanting my H to be my entertainer and such. I have realized that you can't expect your H to meet all of your needs......that's why girlfriends, family, etc. are important.

Keep telling me what you see, Mark. You are a window to my H's mind because I think he keeps most things inside.