Hey Vette! We missed you! I got your PM -- that was funny!

Well, here's my two as a divorced (and now remarried!) person:
Summer is a long way off. If she's fresh out of her marriage, it might not be that she's opposed to the idea, but rather simply is getting through day by day. Seeing a relationship 6 months into the future might be a little more than she can proceess right now. Also, you have a very logical policy about not confusing the kids with introductions, but bringing her to a softball game as a 'friend' kind of contradicts the intentions. If you wanted to introduce her as a 'friend', you could do that now. Why wait for a softball game? Or, another perspective might be that she might be hurt at the idea that 6 months from now (and one year into the relationship), you wouldn't be ready to introduce her to your kids as more than a friend. Women think that way often but have a tough time expressing hurt feelings, sometimes seeming angry about something totally unrelated.

Anyway, glad to hear that things are going better for you. I was really worried about you, especially when you didn't reply to my PMs. Please keep in touch, ok?