Hi there CW. I'll offer my perspective which is necessarily limited, but, it is another data point. I really can't speak for all men, but, I think that I can generalize. Even though we men can have sex be just sex, I'm really not sure it can work the other way. What I mean is that I could have enjoyable sex with a random attractive woman that I met at a bar, and while it would be enjoyable, it otherwise wouldn't really mean anything. HOWEVER, having sex with my W is never going to be the same. It will NEVER be just sex and at least for me, there will always be an emotional attachment and connection there regardless.
So, for all the women who wonder if they should ML to their H, I would answer with a qualified if you're comfortable with it, then yes.
I can really understand your desire for a kiss as he left. Did he kiss you while you were ML? I ask because I've read that for some people, kissing is more intimate than ML and if he kissed you during, that is in my mind a better look into his heart than afterward.