Just checking in. Contact with W continues to be minimal, only by text and purely about S. I've received an invite from a married female friend to join her and husband and other friends of theirs for some Christmas drinks at their house next Saturday. She texted me to say she had two nice ladies she'd like me to meet! My closest friend is urging me to go. After so many years I feel really nervous but it surely can't do any harm. Best case scenario is that I meet some nice people, boost my self confidence and have a bit of a social life for the first time in a while. Worst case is that I make a complete mess of things and go home with my self esteem even lower than after W left me!