Oh, kitty. I got the text from H and shortly thereafter posted here (so not sure how long ago that was, I can't figure out what timezone these are technically in?). I had just started to play with the cat and then had to put that all on pause while I curled up in a ball and sobbed and talked to a close friend on the phone. For about an hour the poor cat was meowing and begging me to keep playing with him but I just couldn't. It triggered a bunch of memories of me and H playing with our cat (that lives with him now) and most likely not ever seeing her again or living in the same house as her, and like I've "replaced" her somehow with this new cat. Poor little guy, good thing he doesn't know all of my underlying feelings about him! I wonder if he can sense the stress, though, and that's why he's all whiney. We're playing now and it will be OK. It's nice to have some constant companionship even if it's a cat.
Me:30 H:29, no kids T:12, M:4 (when D was final) 12/13: "Don't think I want to be M anymore" 6/14: Separated (I move) 1/15: H filed for D 5/15: D final