YEs yes and yes!!!! I totally love those ideas! My H isn't giving me anything emotionally either so I've been doing similar. I took myself out to a play the other night - didn't tell H, didn't ask him to watch S, just hired a bbsitter and went. It felt wonderful! I love the idea of writing yourself a card too - do it! I think I"ll join you~ internal validation is what we need right now when we're trying to let go of H's process, not "fix" them, and focus on taking care of our own emotional needs. I want a check in on what you've done for yourself this week!