((((gingercat))))) You risk sealing yourself off from all the people out there who actually care by reacting to this person and perhaps people like her /him in this way. Don't let the jerks out there make you forego what's good in life too. Maybe you need to take some time for yourself for a while, that might be good, but don't make it a lifelong plan. It will leave you very lonely and even more vulnerable in the long run, hon. Huggs