MJ- Funny about the lasagna! That doesn't sound like someone who is uncomfortable, and neither is staying at home and doing the dishes (can't wait until my H picks that up again - I don't think he has done the dishes more than once in the past year, beyond occasionally putting his own in the dishwasher!).
It is good to know God is in control and at least he can see what is going on in their heads!! None of the rest of us can figure it out!
Interesting observation about the triathalon. I am starting to see that with my H. He used to stay out most of the time, stay up until all hours, etc. Now he is in way, way more and seems to be heading to bed earlier. I can slowly see tiny ways he seems to be settling back into himself, if that makes any sense. His interactions with me are usually pretty normal and relaxed now, other than the glaringly NOT normal things like him still sleeping in another room and not wanting to tell me much at all about anything. Baby steps, baby steps.
I have backed even more off asking him anything than before, though I have barely asked him anything in forever it seems like. I was at least usually asking how his day was when he came in. Interestingly, the other evening when he came home from work I didn't ask and he started asking me how my day was, etc., etc. , like he was fishing. So I asked how his day was. Turned out it wasn't very good. So maybe he WOULD miss me if I weren't around.
I never knew anything about MLC really before this started. What a strange thing. I image H does act pretty normal at work, though surely some things are at least a bit different about him! Who knows.