It wouldn't as much (not to say, not at all of course) bother me if the T had just not responded -- as hurt as I might've been, I could at some level chalk it up to some sort of a technical glitch on either end.

It does bother me a great deal -- and, would seem almost insurmountable -- that when she chose to respond to the Dec 1 email finally, she did not in any way acknowledge and seriously apologize for the delay (and along with it, the obvious distress it must've caused).

That's a rather big issue from my perspective -- to pretend that nothing had happened and it was just a routine response. It would shake my trust quite a lot.

Bill3 -- I hope you're able to sort it out in whatever way allows you peace.