kml - Sometimes I think you may be right - I may decide I don't want him back when he decides he wants to work things out. And that thought kind of scares me. I know things can never be the way they were and I deserve for them to be better.
LouR- thanks for sharing it does help to hear that things can turnaround.
I do think he considers me plan B - I am the safe, predictable bet for him.