Thank you. I know that for the most part these perceptions are merely speculation, but as pertains to where OD is right now, I think the following are pretty accurate:
1. He is overtly depressed, very tired and highly mood reactive; 2. He is cycling between coming forward and pulling away; 3. He is completely unwilling/unable to look at any of his actions or what transpired in the past or try to make amends or resolve his internal conflicts about any of it; 4. He is still with OW2 and still drinking (again something he began at age 48, never having consumed any alcohol previously); 5. He is teenagery or rebellious about voicing how changed he is now; 6. He very much fears the loss of contact with S.
I think this is really all I can know now. His behavior since our talk is indicative:
Day 1 (after talk) he tried like mad to poke and prod to get a negative reaction from me (I did not respond, other than to lock down my accounts-which I assume he has figured out); Day 2 he was silent (as far as I can tell); Day 3 he was excessive in his contact with S (including an article on aging and another alluding to Odysseus) and using lots of punctuation to prove that he is indeed "happy" and likely testing to make sure he was not blocked; and Day 4 another text to S (at 6:30 am no less) complete with good morning, I love you, did you get your homework done, have an excellent day, and rife with punctuation (four exclamation points and three question marks in all), again showing how gosh darn happy he is (see S and OA--you are wrong about the depression).
As for me:
I am way happier if I have no contact with him whatsoever. I challenged several of his charges and have had credits issued. I am determined to pay $0 toward his tax bill.
