[BrightFuture]

Job, very interesting facts about your xh. I’m curious about family ties too. My H was very close with my BIL (his brother) who lives in the same neighborhood with me. Now, he they are kind of strangers to each other. My BIL complained for past couple of years that H was not contacting him at all.

The other brother (who he just visited with) was not in contact too much after we moved from that state. H was not either, except for B-day calls and cards for holidays. He would stop by to see his brother’s family though on his way to/from the state where he works. This time he also wanted to see his niece and nephew. Well, I think I might know the motive here. This brother is the only one who is still married and with his family. I have a feeling that H is trying to be around family life. I think he misses that.

He was trying to be close with our mutual friends last year, inviting himself for dinners, etc. The only issue there is that they have a toddler, and H doesn’t like to be around little kids. So, this year, he “was close with another family”, the crazy woman’s family. Who knows what it is going to be next year…