Well, Trippin, based on what little I know of your life experience, your reaction to his remarks does not seem at all off or surprising to me in the least. You have suffered tremendous loss. That doesn't just disappear from us. I support you 10,000 %, Trippin. All the way. You can do this!!

I am 56. In looking back on my life, the truth is that almost everyone leaves me. I have had a number of seeminlgy terrific GFs/partners/whatever over the years. But they all leave. Ditto, virtually every 'friend' I ever had. I am sure the illness has something to do with it.

What I have learned is that there are virtually no people on this planet who are truly in it for the long haul. They will stay as long as the cash is good or the sex or the power or whatever they want, then they bail. Just been my experience, anyway. A lot of selfish people.

Hopefully, you have one or two people you can count on. I have a tiny number, but the ones I do have, they are solid like granite.

Hugs!!!!!!!!!!!!!!