oh, and pup--yeah, I fully agree with what you said. sometimes you want advice, sometimes guidance, sometimes just support. I threw this thing up here because it's one way of offering support--not the only way--but it gives what I have found to be a good framework for "walking with."
M60 H52 D20 M14 yrs OW-old gf from 1986 bomb-5/18/08 H filed for D-9/10/08 D final 4/24/09 xH remarried (not OW) 2012