Thanks for the advice, Sandman. I'm not in the habit of falling for people often however. I've only had three relationships in the past and each of them lasted for years. In all honesty, I had fallen out of love with my ex before I'd met K. She was quite abusive towards me you see, but I didn't have the strength to send her packing when I should have. Besides, I'm quite proud of the fact that I kept my feelings under wraps for so long.