Rabbit, I'm getting very pleasant exchanges with H.In fact, these are the most consistently friendly exchanges we have had since the 'good old days'. He doesn't seem to hurry me along anymore. However, while he is proving to be more reliable and certainly a friendly communicator I need more. Am I just too bloody impatient?

I have loads of friends and I want him as a H, not a friend. I'm lonely at night, I want someone to share goals with, to celebrate the kid's achievements with and to explore the world with.

I know that the best new relationships start as friendship but they don't build as slowly as this. I have set Christmas as my target and then our finances should be sorted. If we haven't progressed past friendly emails and texts I am signing out.