Zephyr-so well said about these moments that lure us back. Each time I get ready to throw in the towel, some tiny gesture from S makes me dust myself off and start walking again.
I don't know if they are intentional or coincidental lures. But the fact that I see something in these moments tells me I am not ready to wash my hands of it all.
I had a few, looking back they were typically temp checks ... she would do things just to make certain I was just where she left me. Being the rock .. I was not to move, and for some time .. I was not able to move, was not strong enough. But when I did move and was strong enough ... There was movement.