Hi friends! Love the suggestions haha! Indeed gan I agree, what does his little girlfriend think when he tells her how he's sharing his reviews of his dates with me? She either very stupidly doesn't let it bother her or is completely annoyed. No matter what the reason he's sharing with me I think it should bother Her. But that's not my problem.

I think sometimes not responding to him at all annoys him more than any clever reply I can come up with. Any hint of irritation from me seems to encourage him. So mostly I say nothing.

I've been trying to get out there and meet guys and date. Honestly I wish there was a forum as wonderful as this one to give me support and feedback about how to date! It's so difficult!!! I'm so uncertain about how much interest to show, how to decide if I like someone or not, how assertive to be...if I even am ready to date yet...its a jungle out there! I'm very cautious about opening up but at the same time I'm worried about being too aggressive.

Good news is that I've met a lot of interesting men lately, bad news is that I don't know how to handle it. I Seem to have lost my ability to be natural and not second guess everything. I think it's a side effect of being hurt. Every time a man shows interest there is a little voice in my head saying well,,,, when he realizes how ugly/awful/boring/pathetic you are he'll run away. I realize that sounds terrible but it's what is happening in my head. I've developed insecurity. Anyone else experiencing this?

Hope everyone is doing fabulous! Thanks for checking in with me!

Big hugs, Lisa