Your current R with your STBX is very similar to mine and the ex...do not talk much and really do not want to much to do with one another. I think this is normal, especially when one person has been hurt. I am trying like hell to keep things civil but that is proving to be more difficult than I thought. If I do not talk to my ex or look her in the eyes, she views that as being evil or something. It is a tough situation.