You are the prize and no doubt about it. You deserve a wonderful life w/someone to share it with. Some who adore and love you for who you are. I do hope that one day this type of man will cross your path and live out your lives together. You are definitely no one's consolation prize.
Bea, These mlcers have a very difficult time showing remorse. They would rather sweep the entire incident under the carpet and forget about it. They don't realize or understand how much destruction and hurt that they left while marching through mlc. Always remember, if they do a nice deed, you can most likely expect that there is an ulterior motive and they want something. It's been proven over and over again that this is the way that most of them operate when in crisis.
Maybe we need to have some T-shirts printed up and sell them on this site. I'm sure Michelle would make a hefty profit on them. LOL!
Sit quietly, the answers will reveal themselves when you least expect them to. The past is gone, the present is a gift and you need to focus on today, allow the future to reveal itself when it is ready.