Well, I dont know Braveheart.. noone can 'know' what an exH is thinking, from a distance, over the internet!!
I think he has behaved badly though.. Sunsihne, you said he used to flirt with woman in front of you for "the past few years" on another thread (you should stick to one thread!).. so thats not nice is it?
It could be that losing his job and his friend has created a situation where he is depressed. Does he seem it to you? Afterall, you have known him 20 years. You dont post much about the interactions between you, but maybe I have missed those. Sounds like he is being very cruel anyway.. D you so quickly (how did that happen???) and then saying he wants to marry ow. He is making a stand alright.. this is me and this is what I want now. My ex did the same, went through a kind of angry, self-absorbed, I'm just gonna do things for me from now on, stage. He is coming out of that now.. but all along, he WAS friendly and caring toward me, emotional and clearly missed me (continued to contact me, although on his terms, and even now, I dont really know where he lives!!!). So my intuition knew he wasnt done and the feelings were still there, underneath all his acting out.
So.. I ask you, honestly, what does your intuition tell you, does he seem done? Or do you sense doubt in him?