This week H seems to be posting photos frequently on social media, since he's been deciding to leave, that's not normal behavior for him.
It slowly started some weeks ago, after his initial "maybe we shouldn't be together" (a month before his recent visit), he took a picture of his chest showing a necklace I bought him last Christmas, that has a Cross pendant, with the caption "EXTREMEMLY blessed" (that hurt me at the time, b/c I was in the middle of DB'ing, not making contact w/ him, giving him space and feeling like I was in the middle of the fight of my life, while he's feeling "extremely blessed"???)
Now since his last visit, a little over 2 weeks ago (after the official BD) he's been posting almost non-stop beautiful photos of his environment: mountains, blue skies, at the pool. He's putting comments on the photos that "life is good" "I am blessed" "highly favored(by God)" "relaxing day at the pool" etc....
It doesn't bother me as much anymore, but I have a question: Does any one think he's doing this on purpose, possibly trying to convince himself, or others, that he's doing so amazing? Or maybe he's doing it to try to get some one to come and visit him? (before he left, he complained that none of his "family comes to see him; in our 4 years of marriage only 1 friend visited" and now that he's divorcing me, and deciding to live in the mountains he said he has "no one" and is "starting from scratch")
I don't mention anything about his pictures to him, he knows I see them obviously b/c we follow each other on different social media though.
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I hadn't heard from H since the morning of his birthday (7/19) when he thanked me for my text.
I was going to text him yesterday just to say hi, ask him about his b-day and tell him I'm taking the car in for some work on Thursday, then I stayed strong and decided not to, so I did not text him!
A few hours later he ended up texting me though.
H: How is your weekend going?
(20 mins later)
Me: It's well, I'm at work, been here all weekend. How are you? How was your birthday; feeling any older/wiser?
H: Birthday was good. I feel stronger.
Me: Stronger how? Why do you think that is?
H: Physically. I don't know.
Me: Have you been able to get that out of breath feeling you were longing for? (when he visited a few weeks ago, he kept saying how he missed feeling out of breath, b/c of the high altitude in the mountains, he wanted to have that feeling again)
H: No not yet
Me: I decided to take the car in on Thursday.... Still have to price check around. Do you think the timing is good? (he was off of work for 3 weeks and will get paid for the first time this week; So now that he'll be getting paid for the first time since the official BD, I wanted to include him in the decision to take the car in for work with out necessarily asking for his permission)
H: Yeah
Me: Ok. My Mom is having tons of people over this weekend so the dog will probably have to go to a kennel, you know how he gets lol
H: LOL yeah, he's crazy
(4 hours later)
Me: Driving 80 in a 65, heading home from work. Good night (I got a ticket when he was here for driving that speed, so it was a joke)
I am going this weekend to look at apartments in the city where I will possibly move back to for the job. I am taking Tori's advice, and feeling it out first, see if it feels "right" being back there, so I don't make any mistakes. A friend is going with me, so I'll GAL while there too. Should be fun!
I will try to keep my comments on here about current convo's with H, to document any changes in our interaction and about my GAL activities and not talk about the past b/c I think that's what go me into my loopy, non detached state, shown in my post above lol.
As always I appreciate the feedback you all give. Hope every one is doing well on their journeys
me: 30 H:30 tgthr:7 m:4 no kids 5 counseling sessions initiated by H as a LR: Oct 2012 long distance marriage b/c of work since Nov 2012 official BD: July 2013 nothing filed 1/1/14 I dropped the rope