Oh yeah, life goes on...

[Sotto]

Thanks so much guys. Actually that exchange with my friend has deepened the friendship, and he decided to back away from that situation. He thanked me for my input and said I didn't know what that meant to him - to have a friend who took (as he phrased it - in Brene Brown's words) the path of discomfort rather than resentment.

I should clarify there are no romantic feelings between me and this friend for reasons I won't share here...

On the dancing guy front, I had a fabulous evening last week with the attractive guy in my class. We danced a lot together and had a chat about our respective situations. He has been D'd for 10+ years and has teenage kids, whom he sees part time. I came home that evening with butterflies and it was really nice. However, he did say one thing that bothered me, and I won't post it here, but if I were to go out with someone and they said this, I would be concerned. I think I need to choose the path of discomfort again with that one, and his reaction would tell me what I need to do. In the meantime, the flirtation and dancing is fun, but I wouldn't want to invest more..

Work has settled somewhat and my boss has been supportive. The day after we spoke, he came into work with the sole objective of making sure I was alright - which was sweet of him. He has taken an area of responsibility off me and says it's up to me whether I have it back or he re-thinks our structure, but to give it three months and whatever I decide at that point is fine.

Hope everyone is having a lovely weekend - the sun is shining here xx