Lou you are my HERO - I want to be like you when I grow up. If only an attitude of gratitude could cure MLC then you be bottling up your Rx and we'd put this forum out of business.
Meanwhile you've learned how to deal with everything in the real world while keeping your heart and your head from imploding. it has been quite a year and the surprises keep on coming...
You seem to have a firm grasp on what you want. I have a feeling if you can stay focused on what YOU want then the pieces will fall into place. Your H sounds earnest and I do believe in happy endings. Perhaps your happily ever after will be as a couple but, make no mistake -- the book of Lou will have a happily ever after. The heroine has everything she needs to create the story she wants to live.
M:25 years at BD w/ 2 daughters BD: 5/14 Separated 6/14 - H moved cross country w/OW D Final 9/17
“I can be changed by what happens to me. But I refuse to be reduced by it.” ― Maya Angelou