he is ever so gently baiting you into going off your head and accusing him of something

I don't think H is deliberately doing this to test me. These things are too unimportant to him to devise a plan to trick me. I guessed if he is lying..it's just it..that he lied.

Anyway, H just called me. I sounded cheerful. He asked about the boys, and also if I sent off his documents for the work permit. We had a short chit chat about the hotel that he is staying, blah blah blah. All and all, I was pleasant enough and we ended the call with a good night greeting from me.

Then, he IMed me. Small talk about all sorts of things - about the boys, about the company car, about lunch today...and then the part about his job in the foreign country. Here is part of our IM Convo:
H: I am going to call company X in Country Y at about 1.30.
Me: How come Country Y and Not Country P
H: Handled by Country Y
Me: Anyway, I only sent the docs yesterday. Registered only - not Express. So, don't think they will get it so soon. Maybe about a week.
H: should have expressed it, u
Me: register already 12 bucks. Express would be over 40 bucks.
H: Told them split contract/split family for 6months...I.e till end of year.
H:Then will decide..
Me: up to you...
H: Very sleepy already.
Me: Coworkers waiting for me to go lunch. good night. talk to you tomorrow
H: Bye

What do you guys think about the part whereby H mentions about the contract, and the part "then will decide.." I don't want to read too much. But he means decide if he wants us to go with him or decide if he still wants the family? *sigh*

Really need to GAL and not have my M bother me too much.

I guessed I should be HAPPY that :
- I kept my cool
- I sounded cheerful
- I didn't sound like I want to kill him (ha ha ha)
- I ended the IM session first
- H called me
- H IMed me
- H did tell Company X the possibility of family joining him in six months
- H mentioned that he may be able to make it back to S8's birthday party (fingers crossed)

I guessed my short term action-orientated goals would be:
- H calling me at least once a day
- H really able to make it for S8's party

medium term action-orientated goals
- H happy to see me on his return from his trip, and initiate s@x (oops...don't want to sound like a nympho)
- H asking me for my opinion about his apartment/house in the foreign country
- H asking us about our visits to the foreign country

Need to work on my GAL...Have joined a gym but not really been there...so, perhaps got to start there??