Wow TG you're really making some good points here. I Truly appreciate everyone's help. With all that you said so profoundly, I feel like I should have something more eloquent to say, but "I'm bored". I have been doing intense 'inner work', IC for 8 months. I know I'm not "done". Maybe one is never "done". But I have certainly grown and changed as a person, an individual. I'm finanacially stable and have been paying ALL bills at the house since d day/kick out, so that's not it. I have a life: I work, work out, run (these two things keep me sane), go out with friends, read, spend time with family, travel. I'm self sufficient. I'm not claiming to be thrilled with this whole deal but...I've impressed myself. Don't we ALL get into a relationship because we WANT something? I totally get what you're saying, I just kind of think I've moved beyond "needing" someone and just think it would feel nice to "have someone".
Also, I'm just in a sort of sarcastic place I guess. When I read the words about "air between us", etc. I get it, but my sitch feels like BS. Maybe I've just been down this road too many times. My H has been caught in 4 inappropriate relationships (usually cell/texting) and injecting illegal steroids. He has severe issues w/ himself, his self esteem. He's in complete MLC. And in 7 months I've seen VERY little to indicate that HE thinks HE might have a problem. Granted I don't KNOW what he thinks, does. But he hasn't been to IC. It's just very hard to take him seriously anymore. He's like a shell of a real person. I know that sounds mean. I honestly think he's of weak character. Again mean, but I'm being honest. He's not "manning up". And I FULLY ACCEPT that you can't MAKE someone help themselves. But once you accept that...then...I don't know.
Thank you again.
M--14 years T--20 years, HS sweethearts dday #1--2002 EA dday #2--2005 bar sl*t dday #3/4--Feb 2010 texting/cell/physical/who knows what Shortly after found out he had been injecting steroids for 2 years