No affair, no feelings...is there hope?

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You have to have a lot of interests.

I do have a ton of interests actually! Used to be so many I didn't know which to pursue first. Now, many have fallen by the wayside. Maybe I will make a physical list for inspiration.

I recently joined a book club. First meeting is in 2 weeks. I'm really excited to get the book and I will be listening to it on long drives back and forth.

This sounds like a great idea. Good for you.

And that's another thing you can do - get into audio files, like audio books, podcasts, and web programs. It helps with the silence.

I spend enough time looking at characters on a screen all day as well. However, I do enjoy reading. Maybe I will try a mix of both. If podcasts/books count as GAL, then that's an easy start for me! I can implement them into my wind-down routine now that I am doing it alone and don't have the conversation.