Thanks Sotto. Yes, I guess it is replay. Guess when he was showing my attention and nice to me that perhaps he was coming out of it.
My goals:
I want my old husband back. I want a real, loving and happy family. I want to be loved and cared for. I want to be happy despite his actions (but I just don't know how). I want him to believe that I love him and our marriage is worth fighting for.
After initiating the R talk and sending that text (which he has not responded to) - how does it make sense for me to now "go dim". Aren't I sending contradictory messages?
Goals are tough for me to wrap my head around, but almost all the ones you've listed are desires, not goals.
The one exception is "I want to be happy despite his actions"--that's a goal, but you need to get more specific. What does being happy look like to you?
I encourage you to come up with more goals--things you can make happen regardless of what H does.
Me: 44 H: 44 Kids: 20, 16, 16, and 10 Together/Married: 22 years H announced he was emotionally detached and considering D: 4/4/16 H announced he is going to try to stay and reconnect: 5/1/16