Partner left after 9 years - now we're friends??

[AliSuddenly]

Ah thank you so much kids! You are such an enormous help, cant you all just come live in my house for a bit, seriously?? It can be like DB HQ. T, you can keep the bikes tip top and bake us muffins, round the clock, Jeff, you can be in charge and keep us all in line (put that whip down!) Essie can organise all our great GALing events, IMP, you can be the voice of reason, and OneDay, we can amuse ourselves with inventing new elements for the periodic table whilst waiting for the latest communication to come in from my BF.

...oh my god...theres one now... FLIPPIN ECK !