p.s. I don't think you should waste any time thinking deeper about the reasons marky left. A certain amount of looking back is helpful, but I'm getting past that and just want to move into the future. Hope he's there. If not, he's missing out. We were a great odd couple and I know I brought a lot of fun into his life. If he wants to be without us so he can be cat free... well I can't help him with that. He may find a catless woman who hasn't the ambition, the heart, the funloving spirit of his ex afterall. I think he's some kind of tragedy, and I feel sorry for the both of us, and his son that he took it to this point.
Onward