try to keep expectations low if you want to become friends and work on some changes do them for you He will notice,,and its a place to start but it will most likely take time especially if it is a real MLC The changes you make will be part of you forever, so if you have not been a great listener you can practice validating him
but also have your own life gal work on finding new activities try to not focus it all on him
if the new behavior brings him closer great but if he is continuing to date online, you may want to also allow him to know what his life will be like without you he can't have it both ways but In my opinion its a start to see if anything will move in direction of reconciliation ..if not you can always change behavior again good luck
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