Rory, have I misread your post or are you flirting with me?

You don't have to be intimidated by me. I'm a friendly sort of person. I said you were crazy because of your comment about doing away with jdd's XW. There are a lot of people I would quite like to kill right now, but I wouldn't actually do it. I wasn't sure whether you were serious or just kidding.

I've been a bit harsh with you in the past because I felt that you had a few mental health issues that you needed to confront for your own benefit. If people ask advice I try to be empathic but also to say it how I see it. I don't think it's constructive to give blanket approval.

For instance, I have told Gabriel a couple of times that I think he is being too judgemental of his W's parenting and I think he likes that I am honest with him instead of saying whatever he does is great. I think I told Wez off once too for misinterpreting one of my posts and I know I got annoyed at TAG once when he called me a pollyanna.

But I'm a friendly person and I still like everyone on here, even if I am a bit forthright sometimes. Don't let it put you off posting.

Yes I have 4 daughters. 3 live with their dad and the little one with me. I see the other 3 ocassionally when their dad and I can get on long enough to do it and the little one I have almost full time.

I am only 28, yes, but I'm so hurt I doubt I could trust anyone enough to get into another R. When I'm not missing my X, I am nursing some private infatuation for a married guy or some other person that I just can't have. Maybe that's why I am attracted like that, because I know it won't happen.

I think it will take me a few more years at least to recover so I'm just going to concentrate on me and DD4 for the time being.

Thanks for the compliments, Rory. Very much appreciated.

Jo.