Our fights have been pretty nasty lately and yeah, I would withdraw to a point. More or less because I would feel down about the fight and would want to cool off. It wouldn't last long- a few days at most. I really don't hold extended grudges and I don't play head games either. An update to this is that her and I e-mailed back and forth today and it was civil. We both were honest in that the fights are mentally draining and they have gotten out of hand. No physical stuff at all btw- verbal stuff. No talk of D today although she believes its best that we do our own thing for now and see what happens in the future. So, its uh, DB time. I feel lousy, yet I'm not panicky or ready to jump off a building...yet LOL! We let our guards down and she did say that she hopes to run into her best friend (me)again and that she will miss me alot. She also said that we need to get our lives together and of course, that all too famous word- space, came up. This could be rough holiday season, but at the same time, I agree that at the very least we need to 'back down' for now. Please feel free to ask me anything else and also keep the advice coming. I have done some homework on this stuff, but I still could use all the help that I can get!