25--I love what Accuray had to say about second marriages. That makes a lot of sense and I've never thought about it that way. But I'm still never getting remarried. I'm not having any more kids and I'm financially independent. I always want to be able to just point at the door. I think this is what comes from being a doormat for 25 years.

I'm quite appalled by what happened to your D. I imagine the two of us probably have less faith in the legal system than most. Let us hope that justice does indeed prevail here.

My D13 is reading the Inferno. I have to believe that Dante has a special place for people like your STBX. He sure is a piece of work. I think he has forgotten about how strong his enemy is though. I think that will bite him in the you know where before this is all over.

If you do decide to begin dating, I hope you have some lovely experiences and attract the kind of folks you won't. I think it is a much faster world than long-married monogamous people like us are used to. I dipped my toe in during a January pity party where I believed the things he said to me, but quickly realized I am nowhere near ready to go there.