Thanks Barb, in all honesty, sometimes I do think of her...maybe a funny thing she said will come to my mind and I'll smile. I'll remember when she wouldn't let me go to bed until I told her what was bothering me. Whether we were just friends or not, we had a nice feeling between us...and I miss that. We did care about each other and that's a special thing no matter what context it may have come in or how it ended. I don't feel anger towards her, I really don't. I also don't moon over her but there are times that I just miss her. I think that's pretty normal. Was I ready to date then, probably not but I worked my ass off to get there. I went out and made it happen, it didn't work out but that's the way the old heart bounces lol. But, as you say, there are other fish in the sea and I'm certainly trying to find them. Anyway, soon I'll have memories of other ladies that will be just as fond...and that hopefully will be much more clear and honest. I'm trying...but, in all honesty, it's damn hard. I've never been a "dater", I hated dating! Rejection s@cks but I gotta take the blows if I wanna find a R that is beyond my turtle lol! Besides, I'm getting a lot of good quote material out of this adventure