Wii, thanks for allowing me to vent last night (about x2) on your thread.
On the surviving side, I spent about an hour and half on several different phones calls today with x1 as we coordinated getting our darling daughter home for Thanksgiving and lining up her travel plans. Smooth as usual, I'll give x1 credit for trying in the travel planner department, but she does check in with the expert (that would be frequent flyer me) to be sure it makes sense. X1 even thanked me for figuring out x1's last flights and expressed her gratitude on how well it worked out. The point I failed to make (or was distracted from making) last night, when dealing with a WAW or MLCer, they may eventually come around after dealing with their demons. (Not that I figure there is any hope at all for x2).
Your quote from STBX is something you should hold on to. Those are very powerful words spoken by her. Very significant as to her mindset - not about you as far as the exit, it was about her if you haven't figured that out. So there are great signs that you will not be/ or are not dealing with a complete nut case. Be grateful. Your dealings with her will smooth out very soon as long as you keep up a positive attitude.
Along the lines of your plant lady, I asked a nice looking young lady out a few times over the last year, last minute phone calls from her- "sorry can't make it". I had an extra ticket to a show the other night, figured, oh , why not, so asked her again (remember now this is after four -last minute - can't make it calls). She actually showed up and has thanked me every day since for a great time. So you never know when things change in someone else's life. ( And yes I did have an enjoyable time with her , but my attitude was it was not a date - just a spare theater ticket). So go figure that one. Stuck myself out there ready to get shot down again , only I didn't get shot down. Maybe because of my zero expectations.
That little snippet of my life is not to say things are at all rocky with Ms 3M. On the contrary, Ms 3 just happened to be out of the country so I had the spare ticket. Ms 3 and me have got our plans through 2010./ Ms 3M is a great lady I've known for decades and as the roll of the dice would have it,we have a great time together.
So, that maybe where you will be a few years down the road - life much better. Just a matter of getting there Wii, and for that matter anybody else reading this. Time and patience.
Send me an invite when you become King of the country up north. (I'll bring my own food to the coronation ceremony.)
Maybe Atty Tom is just saving up (?), or he's been without power since the big windstorm through Ohio two weeks ago? With the politics and news US media focus on the hurricane through Texas, very few in the country even knew we had a CAT #1 hurricane through Kentucky and Ohio. (Let's see - when did that happen last - NEVER!) We're still cleaning up.
Take care Wii, you are getting there.
Time for me to travel again.