The D has been final for 2 months. Your point is not lost with me but at what point do you go from moving on to still being the better option?
Do you think friendly interactions would hurt?
I keep in mind that not every person reacts the same way. While one person would recognize their lost and make an effort to go back another one might self defeat and tell themselves i screwed it up and now it is too late, not knowing the whole time that Next is wishing she would reach out.
What is Next's wife is that person. The one who would not reach out because she self-defeats?
Then going dark or moving on with his life will do nothing to bring them closer together if she in fact would like to.