So why do I feel like if he is really trying to work on our M, he would pick up the phone and just to say something like "Hi. I just wanted to check in and see how you are doing"? Is that really too much to ask???
Yep, it is. Asking anything is too much. You know that. That he's "working" on your M may feel like enough to him, or at least the best he can do.
I can appreciate the frustration. After 2 years you're still living on the razor blade. He says he wants to work on it, but it doesn't really feel like it to you. You know him, I don't, so do you think he's just talk or do you think he means it. How do you think his efforts look/feel to him?
I can't imagine all that waffeling (pass the syrup please...)and I know how much you miss being cherished. So vent away and don't forget to breathe.