When we got there, H had a candle burning (something he quite obviously does for my benefit, I love candles). He had Mike's HL which is something I like to drink in the summertime.....don't ask, something about drinking out of a bottle (as opposed to a glass, like wine or a martini) on a hot day. You know that anniversary card I put in his bag that he never acknowledged? It was displayed on the bar next to the candle. He told me it was nice to have me there, nice to have my stuff laid out all over the bathroom counter. I was washing dishes later that night and he came up behind me with a hug and a small shoulder massage. He hasn't massaged my back in over a year.

I'll be cynical with my hunch here that what he wanted was sex. Hope I'm wrong.