Posted about this ex before. We split in January due to busy lives and his inability to commit properly. We still texted and were acting like friends.
During lockdown he moved in with a friend who was a girl. He says it was platonic, but the girl suggested otherwise. They fell out as he says she had feelings and him not. He is back home.
He also has a terrible relationship his ex and teenage DS. DS loves her mum and is in separable. The ex hates the mum and feels the mum limits interaction with DS. DS refuses to see ex until he makes up with her mum. They split 11 years ago. Ex is upset
I have been a listening ear to him and telling some he truths, as he is not innocent in the argument. He has opened up to me more now than when we went out. We have had mild flirty texts and reminiscing about when we were going out. Saying he wished we hadn’t split and was wrong timing we met. Says he needs to get things on track with DS before he meets someone as it was hard to find fess to me how his life is rubbish over the past year. Or there could be someone he likes and is understanding as lockdown has shown people’s true colours as in the rush or everyday life it was missed.
We went for a socially distanced walk the other day. It did take a few weeks of organising as I am working crazy hours and he has been feeling depressed. Had a good time. He looked rough, weight gain, red shot eyes etc. He says he is really stressed. At the end he said he would give me a special bear hug - it was out thing when we needed comfort - but he can’t due to lockdown. Says he will give me a special one when allowed.
He was also talking about past ex’s saying he should have seen red flags but didn’t. I joked, asked what mine was. He said forgot you were an ex, nothing you were ok and winked. We still text daily.
So am I reading too much into this? Is he hinting it’s me! Or hinting he has no time?