Thank you, Bug. I just came on here because I was having a rough moment, and that's just the sort of thing I needed to get my head in gear! H and I are working on dividing things up again today, and we've already agreed that he would get some pretty expensive things (a Dyson vacuum, the dining set). I just asked if it was fine that I take three twig/bird candleholders from the kitchen (they probably cost $20, tops, and I spent a lot of time picking them out to match other things in the kitchen, and I want to do a similar branch/forest/brown theme in my new kitchen) and he grumbled about it and gave me a very PO'd look before finally agreeing. It certainly triggered the whole "I'm giving you what you want and you can't let me have some candleholders that you never cared about anyways?!" mindset along with some crying about the situation as a whole.
But, I am reminding myself that ultimately he agreed to let me have them. That's the important part, and I should focus on that, rather than the lead-up to it.
Me:30 H:29, no kids T:12, M:4 (when D was final) 12/13: "Don't think I want to be M anymore" 6/14: Separated (I move) 1/15: H filed for D 5/15: D final