Hey GAG, I hear what punkin is saying about her friends as mine are really important to me and I need them in my life. Some give wonderful advice or just sit and listen.....and that's friendship! However, some are also like truegritter's friends and they're really negative. I know they said, "Forget him, move on" as a way to alleviate my pain. It's not that simple though, is it? At the end of the day we all make our own decisions. I know the decisions I have made to have contact with H would be viewed negatively by some and that's why I don't talk about it except to my closest friends. They're the ones who listen and don't judge, or if they do, they keep judgements to themselves. You have to believe that XH is just as discerning.