Just checking in on you. I have been away for awhile taking my girls on a vacation.
I am so sorry to hear that the business is really going to close. I was praying for you, hoping for some kind of turn around.
I see where you are coming from on being cute and playful when the time is right. You (we all do) want to show our spouse who we still are, the person that they fell in love with and may be losing. I have done the same thing with my H too. That's the DB thing for doing a 180 I believe.
One thing that I am learning myself is something that my mom use to say to me when I was a kid. I hated hearing it then but by God I am trying hard to do it now. IF YOU CAN'T SAY ANYTHING NICE, DON'T SAY ANYTHING AT ALL!! I have realized in the past that when my H would say something rude or mean I would have a rude or mean comeback for it. Now I try to say something nice or say nothing at all. You could have made nasty remark about finally do something right for the family by your H getting that certificate to you but you were nice. You showed him the woman that he is missing. Kudos to you on do this. Stick with being that woman. You like her better and so does he.
You are doing great and are staying focused. Keep it up. Hopefully things will start falling into place for you.
Me-31 Him-28 D1-9 D2-6 Married 5-06 Seperated 12-07 He filed 1-08 Reconciled 4-08 D dropped 7-08 Bomb dropped about H's activities outside the marriage 4-21-09 Filed for D 4-28-09 Trying to make a go of it 6-09