OMG, in reading your story I do believe our sitch are very similar... We do temperature checks, what makes us believe our Xh's would not do the same thing.
Quote: I am torn between feeling like he is reaching out to me and in his fog induced state, that just happens to be when things get to him........ And what the heck is he thinking about? I feel like he WANTS to be with me, but is afraid, maybe?
This is exactly how I feel.
IMHO you are on the right track, keep your chin up and have a great day!
Halo
Being happy doesn't mean everything's perfect.
It means you've decided to see beyond the imperfections.