I'm remembering more bits and pieces of our convo as I work around the house today.
Last night XH also said that when they vacationed, his 1st W always wanted to be doing something every minute and it drove him crazy. This is the same 1st W that XH told me he was still in love with 2 years ago (6 months post-bomb). He left her too and she remarried about 6 years ago. This makes me think he is still very confused.
Then XH talked about a long-time female friend (she's like a sister to him) who's been D'ed for ~15 years. He said that she would be difficult to live with because she is so exacting and wants everything to be a specific way.
Those unsolicited comments just came out of his mouth. Made me think that he has been thinking about the qualities he wants in a life partner. He must be thinking about how GF#2 measures up.