MC, I too miss the sharing and the whole couple thing. And you are so right when you say that we don't have the closeness of a companion, but they do with the OP.
Funny, I used to want a king-size bed to have more room, now my queen-size bed seems way too large.
Life's challenges are not supposed to paralyze you, they're supposed to help you discover who you are. -- Bernice Johnson Reagon