Hey Kassie, 2gther, I too am in piecing and I totally agree with Kassies post.
At first I blamed myself for him leaving and had terrible guilt and my family and friends felt he was very unfair to just walk out and make it seem as though it was ME. But.. 18 monhts on, he has come full circle and can now admit that it was never me all along and that the happiness he felt with me or the R was in fact, just the underlying unhappiness in himself, that has always been there. He suffers from long term depression (although 2007-2008 was the most depressed I have known him to be) and eventually got on ADs after leaving me.
I begged him to go to MC but we never did back then, although looking back, it wouldnt have helped. He needed to do this, to leave me, to go away and realise that I, or the R, wasnt the root of his unhappiness. Luckily for me, he did learn that lesson and perhaps now MC would help if we have trouble piecing.
Sounds to me though, that perhaps he just needs more time also, its amazing how long all this takes !! My bf asked me to be his partner again and live with him in June this year.. exactly 2 years after he started to overnight withdraw from me and was phoning BMF telling him he was unhappy and thinking of leaving me.
Not sure what my point is other than, you are lucky that he is coming back around and I am watching and wishing it works out,
Al xxx
Me:40! H:37 Together: 12yrs IDLY & left 11/07 ADs 03/08 OW 8/08 Reconciled 05/09 now married! my thread