Yes as a matter of fact i have been getting lots of exercise and I have dropped 35 lbs as of yesterday. So I plan to keep that up. Been applying for positions that I qualify for which I so desperatly need to do, get back to work to keep my mind off things. My fixation is that reading DR there is no real answers to having a spouse that is now 900 miles away and seems to be settling in. Of course I understand there are no real answers or magic wand that can bring a WAS back. Just in a majority of these sitch there is a certain amout of interaction where something can actually be tried. So, maybe I should just quit iniating these emails period. It's the only way to draw her out but one or two sentence reply for sure isn't anything to look forward to work with.....Her daughter (married with children) talks with me on occasion but I try hard to not ask about her mom anymore. She doesn't want us to D but says her mom isn't talking even with her about the sitch. I tend to believe her also. I mentioned I have accepted I cant do or control anything except for myself and that I would be happy just to know her mom is okay. She told me she was except for a health issue with swollen feet because of water retention which isnt good. She has had that problem before. Anyways thanks for your support MRBOND. It does help to talk stuff out....