Whoa. You seem overly sensitive to a comment simply laying out what appear to be facts, you’re spinning out over being “ghosted” by a still married guy who just simply hasn’t brought up a topic of coupling up again yet…that and the fact that you even had this conversation with a guy in the throes of his divorce says a lot. (and yes, I know that you said they’ve essentially been separated for five years but that’s your assessment and the only two people who know what a marriage was like day and day out are the two people in the marriage. Of course you want to believe he’s been separated for five years, you want to date him. But the fact of the matter is he’s a man who isn’t even divorced yet who has not even processed the end of his marriage.)

Take a step back. You’re setting yourself up for disappointment. You could very well end up being his rebound and losing a friend.