Hi Luke good advice to forget him.. will look into the dance company Wuppertal is close. you really know this area.. my problem is my crummy German. Hard to meet people when you scare them when you open your mouth.. you sound like you are in a good place though the conversation will be hard.. My daughter is London so heading there February. I think you have done an amazing job of hanging in there all these years.. I am done after 1 year really.. his level of unkindness is unbelievable. ? But you experienced something similar just for longer.. the meetups are pretty techie.. and a long way away. ? But I should make the effort.. thanks for the support Luke