patty, when i was first divorced, i still saw myself as someone who "needed" a man in her life. i dated a man for three years and he told me to choose between him and my photography. you know where that went. i've dated very little since then. i'd like to be in a relationship, only if it is a "relationship"....to me that means that we would both be able to "relate" to one another and appreciate our differences and our similiarities. i'd like to cook dinner for someone or go to a movie...only if i don't have to compromise my inner strength and character. i imagine it will happen, again, someday and until then, i've got the granddaughters and my beasts......and books and jewelry and photography and nature and PC. xoxo pat