My Situation - any thoughts or ideas

[XYZ]

Ok, need your take on a few items from the last 18 hours or so...

First, last night W got WAY angry (over the top) about an item that in the "old" days either would have been no issue or a minor issue. What I did was spend $60 on adult pay-per-view and she saw the cable bill. Now, keep in mind that she and I have watched these types of things before (more than once - sometimes as her suggestion) and she even in the told me in the past that she didn't mind if I watched them in a hotel when traveling. She really went overboard on it, hung up the phone on me, texted a couple of things that were just nutso (said I was just like her XH, how could I do that and then have the audacity to say we shouldn't date, she didn't give a sh#& what I did, etc). I didn't engage in anything and limited my comments to "You're right, I'm sorry" or "I understand, I'm sorry". The only push back from me was I asked her "not to hang the phone up on me". She said she didn't want to talk to me and I didn't call her.

This morning when I went to pick up the kids, she didn't say much to me, but later she texted me several times about the kids and even had a brief phone conversation (also about the kids), but she was totally pleasant with no anger at all.

Is this "normal" (what is normal any more?) WAW behavior? Was it a test? If it was, I think I passed it. She seems so irrational, angry, and just plan nuts.

Second item: I had dinner out last night with the male half of a couple we are friends with. During it he tells me that my W and his W had talked and my W had made comments about how hard I've been trying for several weeks now. No mention of reconciliation or anything like that, but did mention me trying hard. I guess that's a good sign. At least she's noticing.

And last: In our texting this morning about kids schedule she ask 2 items that would make me make minor changes in my work schedule (this was also a problem in the past as I "put work ahead of family"). In both cases, my reply was something along the lines of "Sure, no problem. I'll make it work". More testing?

I know I'm trying to mind-read here and shouldn't but a guy's got to "keep hope alive".

On another note, my friend last night did tell me how he and his W were talking about how great a catch I would be (good job, good looking, in shape, right age, etc) and would have no trouble "in the market" and how W - although she is extremely attractive - would bring two kids to the mix and that's a problem for many guys. Didn't care for the thought of W dating, but did make me feel better about myself. I think I feel a little closer to "wanting" my W but not "needing" her. Guess that's progress too...

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