Well . . . did your H leave the buffet voluntarily? Did he have a change of heart while he was there?
I don't think my H forms truly close attachments to people. It can look like it sometimes, but events like I've just seen show otherwise.
My H does not have genuine pride in himself in so many ways, certainly not as a husband and a father. His actions don't merit it. I think he is very dependent on the outside applause to keep him feeling okay. In a marriage, inevitably, there will be some behavior you don't applaud, and that's when the trouble starts.
I think my H craves the stability and security of being married and having a home. It's something he never really had. I don't know if my H will eventually want to come home. If he does, I think gucci is right - people need a crisis to make major changes. That's one of many reasons I won't be here.