Jm....I initially had many sleepless nights. I am almost in my 3rd mth of separation and I think I finally started to sleep peacefully over the past couple of weeks. Realize it is a process. I used to lay at wake at night running scenarios through my head, where she was at, what was she doing, was she boinking OM...stuff like that. No matter what anyone says thos flurry of thoughts are normal and you can't GAL every hour of every day. There will be times you will be alone with your thoughts. When that happened to me I would spend hours on this board reading over advice and sitch's from 10 plus years ago. It was better than therapy.
Getting compliments is AWESOME! It really helps boost your confidence. Keep it up! Don't stop!
The general rule on responding to text's is to only respond if it is actionable. If she asks a question then respond but keep it short, if she reaches out and it is just informational there is no need to respond. My W used to send me pictures of my kids for example, I would not respond to those.
Continue to keep your distance, don't bring up your R, D nothing! Just act happy, positive, confident at all times when you are around her.
