Hello Beth --

No one deserves loneliness and hurt. And you haven't done anything that would prompt it.

Finding a beloved is challenging. Sometimes we need time to heal.

I met a couple of men this summer -- one through online personals, the other in a coffee shop when I met that man for the first time. (Talk about when it rains, it pours).

What these experiences taught me is that I am not ready to put my heart our there again. I am still healing.

It will take as long as it takes. I am glad that I am middle-aged and my hormones are no longer flooding me with biochemical prompts and longings. It makes it easier to be alone and "find myself."

You will, too. We need to learn to be as patient and loving and kind and supportive with ourselves as our online (and offline friends and family) are with us. That can be very challenging.

You are in my prayers. (((((((((((((((((((Tryin2bMe)))))))))))))