I wonder if your H's touch-and-go texts are his way of temperature checking. It seems to be his only positive point of contact. Maybe these texts offer hope to you, or maybe it feels kind of empty when weighed against the massive amount of NC he maintains.
Feedback and research on MLC indicates that most of them have no sense of humor with their spouses. No surprise. I've tried a few mild jokes with my W and she seems irritated that I bother.
"The marriage was always bad" - I guess they refine this story for themselves by exaggerating it as time goes on.
Just curious - why did you avoid him during your depression?
M: 49, W: 45 T: 22 M: 15 S14, S11, S9 BD: Jan '16 W files: Oct '16 D final: June '18