andy, i think i thought of something! you've posted to us about how that guy is out of the picture, right?
you know that that please me no end.
it occurred to me that she misses his companionship. can we use that recovery formula. If they were good friends for 12 months then she will need time to get over that, right?
you know that i want him to stay under house arrest forever or else find another ff to hang out with when he gets to leave the house.
i know you are going to say that you don't mind if she has other gender friends BUT i think that his continued absence is for the good of your relationship w her.
Just watch, Andy. She likes to inline skate, yes? Can you make plans to go do that but not invite her? If that guy stays out of the picture long enough she just might want to go w you. You'll have established the pattern of going skating and it won't seem that you're trying to fill that spot that the mf filled for her.
she needs companionship. just trying to line you up to be the one when she takes her nose out of her book.