Hey funny about your friend! Good to hear he's so supportive.
Seattle sounds like a lot of fun, maybe worth a visit one day. I love Thai / Asian food. Never heard of andoille sausage though.
I guess concerning dates, you should do whatever you feel comfortable with. Certainly, if he is active on match.com and having dates then you should feel no guilt doing the same, if that is what you want. Different people have different values and go through stages at varying rates.
I am not yet all that comfortable with the idea of dating, I'm probably just a bit scared having not done it for so long. I also see quite a few women who seem lovely, but are in an R already. Where are the single ones? Then there's the M problem, how will others react to that? It'll be at least another 20 months before we can get divorced. That seems likes ages. Once again, never expected to be here.
How do you feel about it Trixi? Are you really ready or curious? You sound like you are starting to detach, which I think is a good thing, for both rebuilding your M or moving on.
Max
Me 36 W 37 Bomb (Easter 07) Sep (WAW July 07) "It's over" (end Oct 07) T10.5 years, M2 (before bomb)