Snodderly - I have suspected that this relationship was a bit 'taxing' for some time now. Xh has stopped emailing me, although our exchanges have been perfectly pleasant up until that point.

I believe that OW is very threatened by his reconnecting with his children. She succeeded in isolating him for a long time [telling him how horrible his children were for having nothing to do with him, while encouraging behaviours that made it impossible], and he became emotionally dependent on her. Now he is renewing links with his children he will be less dependent.

I shall just wait and watch the drama unfold. Interesting that I have not been included in the photo fest this time.

I wonder if the reconnection starts to awaken feelings in them that they thought they did not have . . . .