Cardinal and KG, you are both spot on. He needs to find out for himself, he needs the space, he needs reality to bite. He might love it, he might hate it. But something has to break the cycle - we have been going round in circles for months. I may come to realise that I do not need him like I think I do, it’s all an unknown.
He came home about 3 weeks ago and told me that a close friend had separated from his wife of 15 years. Friend had moved into an apartment. H said his friend was the first person he had confided in who was going through the exact same situation (loss of love); H realised that he too needed separation.( H then never did anything about separating). H announces tonight that friend and wife are getting back together. H concludes that seaparation is not always final. My response might have once been relief that often people who separate DO reconcile. Instead I said, that’s brilliant, maybe he has some furniture that you can buy off him!!
M:49 H:49 T:20 M:18 D:16 D:14
EA: Feb 2019-May 2020 Separated: Mar-early Aug 2020 H asked to reconcile: Jun 2020 EA relapse: Oct/Nov 2020 Recon #2: since Nov 2020