I am 100% accepting what is being said here MrBond. It is my lack of courage that has been my downfall. When I get some contact, I just want to use it as a building block. I do believe that she is regretful about moving out and is lonely, especially now she has no "babies" any more. She doesn't have answering service and like me, she has her phone with her virtually all the time, so can't leave messages.
I like the comment about "off to dinner" but see the venom described previously about my female friends. It scares me that she will see it as a threat she doesn't have the self confidence to address, in her depressed state. She is trying to destroy everything good in her life, some symptoms of MLC I think.
Having Sandi's input is great because she can see it from the female point of view, which I have more difficulty with.
I am just making excuses here I think for my lack of backbone.
