Why does he do that? You already called it... He is temp checking... He knows he asked for space... He is not interested in fixing your marriage but is playing games with you when he says you are not interested... He knows you want to stay married... You need to stop falling for the bait, and you need to let him deal with the consequences of your giving him his space... In other words, he needs to deal with your detaching... You need to let him get there...
