NY,

As far as her parents, I don't know why they should play into this; but whenever she runs into trouble, she goes back to them and then feels the pressure of having to rely on them. I just am not sure if that is what is holding her back or if she has no interest??? To me, it seems that the former is a bigger part of it. I don't think that even if they weren't an influence, that she would be ready to work together just yet; but I do see that she worries what they will think. IF her parents weren't part of this, I honestly think meeting up tomorrow would be a non-issue, as evidenced by her comments and the fact that meeting for dinner the other night, which was enjoyable, or meeting for swimming last week and this coming week was also a non-issue. The common factor here is that her parents are not involved!!! Like I said if her parents were not there, do I think we would just be picking up and working on this??? No, not at this point; but it definitely might progress faster if they weren't. I agree that it is her parents problem; but I don't know that she is ready to stand up to them for me just yet; because I believe she is still feeling out her feelings for and Us. And at this point she needs them for watching the kids. They make it like she owes them.

As far as your other point, I don't really believe that all these GAL things that fall apart are somehow cosmicly related. However, it does get discouraging when it seems to happen all the time. Destroys your confidence that something will go right!!!

As far as getting tickets earlier next time, it is something that this woman was looking into and she had never had a problem getting tickets before; but the place they are playing is small and so sold out. I was just asked last night about it. Would have been fun and kept my mind off my X and stuff. I think that is the most discouraging part. Finding a distraction and then having it taken from you!!!

I will do something else tonight; but it will be some of the same old same old...It gets boring. Especially when you have plans to do something fun.

I guess I just get discouraged because I am not sure which way to go in my life. I mean I don't want to walk away; but if I knew that it was her and not her parents who had the issue with me, then I would not stay and see. But she shows signs of caring and they just seem to put a monkey wrench into it!!! I guess time will tell; but it is hard to just be like I am.

Frank