Diamond J and Princess Diamond,

Thanks for stopping by. I returned the favour on both your threads.

Really nothing going on in my sitch right now. Have not heard from xSO since last text exchange, although I still find myself boiling over the lots of changes, all for the good" comment. Would like to tell him to stick his changes in his ear.

Anybody else watching the British TV Series Broadchurch? Very interesting. Anyway, one woman in describing her grief over her murdered son said that even after time had passed, the shadow of grief was always there and it isn't that the shadow goes away, you just learn to live with it."

I think that describes how I feel. The relationship is long gone and I am doing my best to squash any hope. How is it that you can hate someone and yet still hope that they end up in your life at the same time? I go out and am living my life, but the shadow follows me. Sometimes it overwhelms me but not as much as it used to.

Bright posted that the general guideline for getting over someone is 1 month for every year. I sure hope so, that would mean I have only 5 months to go - just in time for Christmas!