Julia,

You are FUN and FABULOUS! Your weekend sounded great!!!! And this is just the beginning.....dancing, fencing,.....more walking and pub crawling. Think about the strength and determination you showed by deciding to walk in spite of your back injury. Pat yourself on the back for all of us! You showed the same determination that you have shown in choosing to stand for your marriage. Well done!

Sorry about your "folder on the bus" dilemma! Given that H used to work for Transport, could this be the universe giving you an opportunity to let him help you (assuage his guilt?)?

I understand your feelings about wishing to have time with H. However, to me this seems like the perfect opportunity to "take H's temperature". I too like the tentative reply you have penned. This looks like a really good opportunity to see if you can begin to turn around the distancer-pursuer dynamic. H initiated a dinner invitation and offered to give you a router (that you don't really need --- this sounds like an excuse to make contact to me). It is very positive that H INITIATED a dinner invitation. What would OW think if she knew this? (I'm betting that she doesn't know this.) Like Ali's BF (read her post today), your H may be having a lot of guilt issues. This may be his way of trying to assuage his guilt. By not jumping at this opportunity for contact with H, you will be giving him space and allowing him to miss you. Just my 2 cents.....

Thank you for your offer to help me start a thread for myself. I will start working on my "backstory" and try to figure it out.....but I may take you up on your offer in a few days if I can't figure it out. Thanks!