It is all normal in periods of transition, not just MLC, separation, whatnot...
I have recently moved a signifigant distance. While it is a happy move for me, I too have found sleep has been somewhat elusive, actually more like sporadic, and I know that is normal for the situation.
AD's can be quite helpful. I know they were for me and many others here.
You post occasionally. I would recommend posting more. It helps with the lonliness and with knowing that you are not the only one going through these things.
In many ways it's better than counseling. Ideas get bounced around, we also joke and play as well as commiserate and we support each other here in a way that I have not seen anywhere else.
Also I think it's great that you recognized that you were lookign for external validation with the dating sites. External validation has it's good points but it also has it's negative ones.
Have a great trip with your friends...
"Acceptance doesn't mean resignation. It means understanding that something is what it is and there's got to be a way through it."--Michael J. Fox
