- Distancing himself even from our S whom he used to spend every weekend with. Check
- Walked around the house with dark sunglasses and headphones so we couldn't even find him when it was time for dinner. He couldn't hear us calling him, or so he claimed.
- Going out drinking with the guys all weekend every weekend for a couple of years up to BD. Check
- Working out obsessively and publicly, even when we went to the US to help with his sister who was very sick, he stood in the garden in full view of everyone, in tight shorts and T-shirt lifting weights.
- The shark eyes. His eyes are blue, so really strange when they're black. SAME!!!
- Saying stupid stuff like: First let's get a divorce, then we can talk about getting back together again.
- The (what he thought was) a much younger OW. She told him she was 33 when they met.
- The sport's car.
- Massive debt and growing. Check
- Used to dress very casually: jeans, T-shirt, gym shoes. After BD, dressed up like an Armani poster even to go to the supermarket. Specifically odd: very tight T-shirts, very small tight leather jacket, shoes teenagers wear, always a scarf knotted around his neck (inserted into a loop, not tied as that apparently is a sign of having no taste), the man bag.
- Using only abbreviations and emojis instead of 'talking' in texts. Check
- No punctuation at all when writing. Sentences start mid way, no capitals, no full stop, no greeting at the beginning or the end. Check
- The one time he went to my IC about our S, he spoke only about himself and said he had this incredible urge to escape/run away. Check
I am certain my H is having a MLC.
So many similarities. Also...
-Began running 5k, 10k and half marathons when he always proclaimed how stupid they were since he ran cross country at the college level and looked down upon them. He an OW ran these races together. (She must have chased her races with a few cakes though b/c she's still quite large--had to get that in there b/c I'm spiteful.
-Dropped ALL of his old friends. Doesn't see them or even respond to their texts/phone calls
-Dropped his entire family--brother, sisters, mother and father. Ignores their calls. Will speak to them if in the same room, but no plans to visit or see, even on holidays.
-Flat out ignored me all throughout chemo treatments--never even asked how I felt after having them. And never accompanied me or visited me during them when they were literally a mile form his office.
--All new clothes. There are a pair of white loafers in the mix.
-Left all of his belongings at the house. All of them.
-Constantly telling me how unhappy he is. And of course the "I drink every day hoping to die soon" comment
I never question MLC. I question if he will be able to ever come out of it.