I know what you mean about the phase where they start to talk to you like it's some big concession or favor. Quite irritating. Later I found out from H that some of that was extreme pain behavior (anger, sadness, guilt).
I think you're right in my H's case. It really hurts on the receiving end.
me: 42 | STBXH: 41 | T: 18 | M: 10 | separation: Jan 3, 2010 | they deserve better: S7 & D4 current thread: http://tinyurl.com/3y8sxcp .: first breathe, then heal, then start LIVING :.