GG..I know exactly what you are saying..it's the "missing" piece that makes me afraid too. Afraid I may never find that again, afraid that we will stupidly do something to destroy that special and unique togetherness we shared, afraid to think about coming home to an empty house every single day for the rest of my life, afraid that I may have to live like my many friends who don't have a significant other in their lives, afraid of who I will become if I don't have my other half, afraid of abandonment, afraid of having to start over. Fear is so all-consuming. I asked my H if he had to choose fear or resentment, which would he choose..he said "either, I have lived with both my whole life". That's sad. I have not always lived with fear. And I certainly dont have much in the way of resentment. I'm still trying to find info on resentment. I guess that's a topic for the MC.