Catching up here tonight and it's way too late for me to be here but I wanted to check in and see how your dad did with his surgery. Hoping all went well.
Congrats on the car purchase. Hope you made sure that the salesman earned his commission and you got a screamin' deal!
Portia, I completely understand what you're saying about missing the person that we knew and fell in love with. We can hope that when our SO/spouses finish their journey that the qualities that made them special to us will still be there and the ugliness that we saw in them as they began their journey will have been left behind. I still see my h a few times a week. As I watch and listen to him I see a different person emerging. Not necessarily the person that he will be when/if he finishes his journey.
As I read some of the threads of those that have reconciled I wonder how many feel like they are reconnecting with a stranger. For me, I'm taking it one step at a time, one day at a time and am resolved to not look ahead and will trust that if/when my h comes to the end of his journey that I will know what to do. There are people here that will help us find our way through that part of our journey.
Take care of you and your family and wait patiently. Your SO's curiosity will get the better of him and he'll contact you soon.
Me:57H:62 M:34T:35 2S,2D (grown nlah) BD:09/2012 visits M ow EA/PA?:10/2012 H moves out 06/2013
"Do not let the behavior of others destroy your inner peace." -Dalai Lama