It's such a struggle to figure out which side of me "wins" - (a) The polite person in me that was around LONG before this new journey started (b) The person trying to DB or (c) The person who has been hurt.
I think I'm going to have to say something, though not much. I don't know. I guess because my journey is a little different to everyone else's, in the sense that is is DB-ing from across the world, email is my only method of showing the changes I have made etc. Therefore if I just ignore his emails completely, there is absolutely no chance of renewing the R. I think I'll have to just do what I have been doing.. offer a polite thanks that perhaps makes him feel good (i.e. validating) but does not offer any new info on MY feelings, I won't ask questions or really talk about our R at all, and I'll leave it at that.
It's certainly not a big deal in the grand scheme of things, but the fact he even acknowledged our anniversary at all is a BIG switch from other occasions.. he didn't acknowledge Christmas or my bday in a way that was any more than cursory or obligatory. I thought he would straight-up ignore this occasion, given that the only reason this occasion exists is because our R once existed.
