Actually it made me remember something about my sitch - do you mind me digressing on your thread?? About 3 weeks before my h left we bought a new car together, financed it together and everything. That doesn't sound to me like him leaving was planned or anything. Most strange... anyway strange seems to be the theme of my situation (sigh).
Hey TwinDad, Not sure if I've posted to you before, but I have followed your thread for awhile. Just wanted to comment on the purchasing thing...
We made several large purchases both during the bad times before piecing and then during our our short time in piecing. We bought motorcycles, upgraded our kitchen counters, LCD TV.
When I look back on it, it seems like an attempt to fix what was wrong with material things. If we have these things, we'll be happier. If we buy this, things will be normal.
I don't want to sound negative or even suggest that this is what is happening with you. I guess it just goes to show you that you can interpret things any number of ways. If you make major purchases and everything stays good, maybe it was part of the piecing process. If things don't go so well, you might look back and see it as a failed attempt to fix a sinking ship.
Things do sound like they are continuing to go well for you. Keep it up.