My next Chapter has begun but I feel no reason to post it all here.
XH done been gone 5 1/2 years. He is remarried, they have 2 kids.
XBF done been gone 5 months. He is seeing someone else.
As of Friday, so am I It is very new, but it is very good and has lots of potential. Lots of talking, getting to know each other, understanding, etc.
Thank you - everyone here - for everything over the years. You have all supported, advised, carried, dried tears...you all helped me in ways I couldn't imagine. Thank you. You know who you all are. I will forever be grateful and thankful for your help and guidance and love. There is hope for humanity
Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.
5 1/2 years. He is remarried, they have 2 kids. 
It is very new, but it is very good and has lots of potential. Lots of talking, getting to know each other, understanding, etc. 
