Thanks for sharing the road you have traveled. So many think its all over when the marriage ends. Its good for them to hear there is a bright future when we look for it & persue it. Happiness is not dependent on someone else but comes from within so it can exist then in spite of what we may be around.

Glad to hear your progress.

Its interesting how rejection is perceived. Im sure my ex would say I rejected him but I felt like 33 years with no emotional connection (& doing the right thing because its JUST THE RIGHT THING TO DO) is NOT emotional connection. Realized the whole 33 years felt like a rejection in so many ways. I just didnt bother to notice it bothered me while I had my career to hide in.

In reality I think we both experienced rejection though in diffetent ways.