I know exactly what you mean about the lack of the "I love you" at the end of a phone call.
The first time it happened after we finally re-established phone contact, it was like a dagger to my heart.
I had prepared my whole conversational script, but I wasn't prepared for that. I didn't expect him to say it, but I was unprepared how it made me feel.
It's still like that, this awkward--"Umm, bye then" we have now, and so I often try and get off first before he has a chance to "not" say it.
It hurts. As much as I'm furious with him and often wish I'd hit the lottery so I could tell him to just go stuff it... it still hurts.
So---what are we doing this 4th of July? We are getting a FUN LIFE as FUN WOMEN!
---GG
Me 54 Him 63 M 23 T 29 0 Kids Funny Farm of Rescues 12/12 OW-- 5/13 ILYBINILWY: A denied 9/13 Proof OW: ENDED 2/14 Got D papers on my BD I kicked him out for my sanity 9/14 He wants to "talk"?