Sandy and ST make a good point. Was just thinking the same thing when I read your update on Sat.
S12: Track meet with 6 events, then soccer tournament. S9: 3 soccer games D17: prom
Holy cow and THAT all in ONE day? When's the last time you and H went on a date?
You said that you 2 are missing the emotional and physical intimacy. But you also say that H seeks you out to tell you things and seeks your opinion on things. I think that shows an emotional connection, doesn't it? You are missing the physical part tho.
Reading up on your sitch and then thinking about my own sitch, I am starting to see a lot of similarities. My W moved out in June last year because we were missing the physical intimacy also. The emotional connection has always been there, and is still there, albeit somewhat subdued. She said she thought moving out would help bring her "feelings" back. It hasn't so far. But, almost 3 months ago, she's stopped taking her meds that have made her really depressed in the last year (you can read the details on my thread). Now, it seems as though our connection is growing stronger in the past couple of months.
All this to say that the dates W and I went on earlier on didn't really do much because she wasn't that interested (maybe she was fearing R talk, which I never did initiate on any of our dates btw). Now she's interested in going on dates, so maybe it will do something for the sitch now?
Does your H seem to be interested in spending alone time with you? Do you think he's fearing a big R discussion when he's alone with you?