One thing that did happen yesterday when he was calling me and I was busy and trying to get off the phone.
He made a statement to the fact that this business of S or D and looking for houses and moving on wasn't going as he thought it would... it was harder than he thought.
I do remember validating briefly and then just frankly telling him I needed to go.
It was probably just a "pity me" moment but that combined with the comment about how I have been respecting him more recently makes me feel like maybe... just maybe his wall of numbness that he has created to shield his hurt might come down.