Hi 1313 Thanks for your reply. We are a very very long way from a D and I feel the chance of it all working out is very good. I already have DB coach too. It's up to me now to get him to change his beliefs about me and as my coach said - I need to be my best self as I am competing with my H's fantasy of his 'happy' new single life. trust me, he is NOT meant to be single and I know that is not what he wants in his heart. I am the one at the moment who has had a lot of time alone in last couple weeks while he has been staying with friends and working a very stressful job. While not usually patient, I intend on being VERY patient with this situation. Thankfully I never engaged in ANY pursuing behaviors after he left and I am now reaping the benefits. I have a strong feeling he is getting very curious about what I'm thinking! Thanks for your post.