Can I eat fish on Fridays during Lent?

[Lyrael]

I enjoyed laughing with another person--particularly a man.

I think it's kind of natural to be wanting male company, Bets -- it has been a LONG time for you since all this started, and you are a young, attractive, vivacious lady.

(Oh, and did I mention that he's really handsome?)

Oh, really? Like coupon handsome?

I realized that although I'm not ready to get out there and date, I'm getting ready.

But this isn't causing the negative emotion - the lack of real enjoyable male companionship (especially from the person who is supposed to provide it) IS?

I want to date! Is this unreasonable? It's been a really long time since I had any interesting male company where there was a hint of sexual attraction and the feeling of "maybe this will lead to something".

That is not at all unreasonable. You're alive, aren't you? I missed it, too, and I was only without my H for 6 months!

I'm lonely and sick of waiting for him to decide if I'm the one.

So it sounds like you're going to be asking yourself the BIG QUESTION - is this M worth it to you, or do you feel like it's time to start picking up the pieces and walk away? Only you can answer that biggie, Bets, and the closer you get to May (16th this year?), the more often you are going to ask that. Remeber, that's YOUR deadline, and if you want to move it up, nothing says you can't. The only thing stopping you from filing is YOU. Just food for thought.

I hope none of that come off offensively.
Hugs!
Myrrh