BW, I am so glad that he's acknowledging you at the moment. That's a nice thing to have when you're in the same house day in and day out. I also like how you mentioned that you hoped this H stayed around for awhile. It shows that you are not setting up expectations on his continued behavior. So you are definitely making progress on yourself!
Thanks for giving me a laugh about your dog and detachment! You are so right in that regard. My H's 13 year old dog follows me around incessantly and doesn't even bother with my H.
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M 46 / H 43 T 24/M 18 S 4 11/6/2014 ILYBNILWY 1/16/2015 Living in separate bedroom 1/8/2016 H moved out