Gee gr8, so many points to give you a woman's POV...

The punctuation thing in the email... maybe it was meant as a "hey! look! I invited you somewhere!! "

Or maybe she only meant to use one of them (hmmmm...is it a question, "would you like to come to dinner with us?" invite or..."You should come to dinner with us!" statement that you make but don't actually expect anyone to take you up on. I've been known to make some silly mistakes when I go back & don't edit my emails. Let's not read too much into that, it might really just be nothing.

As far as rattling her cage...I agree. But now you do have a choice.

If H told me he didn't think it was a good idea, I'd think, "What the heck is that supposed to mean? Can't you be grown up enough for one dinner for the sake of your child? Hasn't this been going on forever? Jerk."

If H told me he couldn't because he had plans, he'd definitely catch my attention. "Huh? He was plans? With who?? Isn't he the one waiting for me? Well whatever. Good to see I'm not the center of his universe anymore. Good for him for having plans. With someone else. Who isn't me. The center of his universe. I wonder who is more important than me. Hmmm..."


Here's the thing though, gr8--if you are going to say you have plans, actually make some. Do something. Go somewhere with someone. It doesn't have to involve a supermodel & it could just be with a guy friend. But I promise the less you tell her, the more she'll wonder.


formerly known as "shelbel"
Me 40, stbxh 40
DSs 9, 7 & 3
M9, T10
Stbxh is a diagnosed bipolar & an addict. The end.