I'm glad mentioning it worked for you to get what you needed. For some of us that would be fishing for something that really wasn’t there, so any response would be forced and less than genuine. Not only that but it could be seen as pressure to get them to change their mind on the relationship. It’s probably different in your sitch because your H can now see his prize of freedom at the end of the tunnel.

Continue being strong and assertive for yourself, you’re doing great!

M: A really long time.
Crisis: 5 years.
She's still worth it.

Life is never made unbearable by circumstances, but only by lack of meaning and purpose. -Viktor Frankl