HMC - i can kind of relate to you. The more I go dark and back off the more he becomes available. He is available but still distant. I feel like I want to whole heartedly respond to his attempts to be kind, but I know this will backfire. Sometimes I think who cares. I should open myself up to vulnerability and see wheat happens. But I continue to listen to the advice of this group. I am 1 1/2 weeks of dark. He went away for the weekend, so that was easy. He has been asking me how I am, if I am ok, etc. alot. I just respond "i'm fine". Even asked if I wanted to talk once. I said "no". So he continues to go along every day as if all is ok. Cold but his normal routine of coming and going when he chooses.