Hey Dan, i have had similar feelings with the school functions but they too will pass...trust me. Time is a great healer. I just think that perhaps the clock does not start ticking until we are ready. Whether or not they are involved again may or may not help Dan. Some may argue that in your case now that she is involved again, it would be easier to detach. But we are all different. You know the best thing about all this DBing is that it enables us to work on ourselves learn alot about human behaviour and relationships and has helped me to not judge other people when they are going through difficulties. Thank you for the complement Dan. Not sure i am handling it with aplomb, however, I am at a much better place than at this time last year