Just an update for those interested in the noticeable phases of a long-term mlc. To re-cap, I am more than 3 and a half years since BD and no sign of anything other than replay from XH. We are more of less over his antics, but they make for interesting viewing nonetheless.

S16 contacted XH to 'beg', again, that he might sign S16's passport application (his old one has expired). He sent XH the form weeks ago but XH does not respond....

Anyway, XH who now resides on the other side of the country from us (OW moved for work), announced that he is going to move to Cambodia to live.

This is definitely WTF territory for someone like XH. Cambodia?????

Why? asked S16.
Reason 1: XH wants to make it easier for S16 and D19 - so that they don't have to see him around the place and feel awkward.

Errrr, but you live on the other side of the country anyway, says S16.

Oh yeah well,
Reason 2 says XH: Cause I kept seeing you and your sister everywhere..

Errr, but you live on the other side of the country now and so you don't see us anyway, says S16.

Oh well,
Reason 3 says XH: Everything is so much cheaper over there and there is so much money to be made building things.

Errr, but you don't have any building skills - you just started a mining company here, what would happen to that, says S16.

Oh, but Reason 4: I want to help under-privileged children, says XH.

OK, I've got to go now says S16. Any chance you could sign my passport application form?

I need to speak to your mother about it first, says XH. Get her to ring me.
Goodbye, says S16.

Rather than just trying on different identities, this mlc-er seems to be drawn into doing whatever it is that some man in his general social group is doing.

The mining company that he started came out of nowhere (and on the back of zero expertise or experience) when he took up with an old university friend after BD. This guy had been recently made redundant and so had to go to the back of beyond to get a job in a mine (didn't last long). But XH got the brilliant idea that he would a start up a mining company.

The Cambodia idea comes from the friend of his enabling aunt who recently shocked the local community by giving up a prestigious job at age 57 to go and help orphan children in Cambodia.

This just gets weirder and weirder.

Wonder what OW thinks of his latest plan! You gotta laugh.