. Susan Did I really ask too much ? . Just to 'be there'. It was not too much to ask! Was it? Sure read your book, or play with your phone or type on your keyboard, but to do it in the same room as me. To both take turns making tea and coffee for us both. Exchange affectionate looks, and warm smiles every so often. Hold my hand or stroke my shoulder as we pass. Still do your own thing. But to do it in the same room as me and acknowledge my presence as a nice and pleasant thing as we share that space. Make me know that you are happy to have me in your life. Would just doing this, really have been so hard? To Let me feel quietly wanted, accepted and loved. . I never wanted my ex to be a sex goddess I never expected her to look young forever, I didnt want much, Just for her to like spending time with me. . To stay in love with me. . Not make me feel I was an over-imposing house guest that had uncomfotavly overstayed my welcome for over a decade. It hurts that I wanted so little b...