I think he is realising that D won't take any &h!t from him so he isn't pushing her for contact. I think that's good in a way but he will soon realise that he will no longer be her step Dad which will hit him hard.
Good.
You should tell him to man-up (or whatever you Brits say instead) and see his D if everything he used to say about loving her was real.
Otherwise just STFU about loving his D. A Dad doesn't walk away.
That's what I'd say.
I'm tired of B.S. parents who put their f$#<ed up emotional needs before their kids.
Me: 50, MLC/WW 45 Young kids Nov 2015: BD1 Apr 2016: BD2 Jan 2017: W filed Feb 2017: D final