I was posting on your thread at the same time as you posted on mine. Thank you for your post.
You know, I am doing OK. Really. My family hasn't much to say. We are private people and not at all demonstrative (which I will learn for my next relationship!), so it does seem sometime that he was "just someone I used to know". I still have my moments but the distance has helped with detachment, I think.
I love your optimism. I do sometimes wonder if I will ever hear from him again and then I wonder what I will say to him if I do. A punch in the head is also an option
