I've never been a very good judge of character and I suppose I've been trying too hard to make it work when it's likely never going to get any better than just ok.

I've stuck it out longer than I should have because part of me felt I was doing her a disservice in comparing her to ex-T and wanted to give her a fair go before admitting defeat.

I think part of it was also the dreaded thought of having to start all over again looking for someone else. There's a stubborn part of me that is having trouble accepting that I'll never see or work with ex-T again and no one else comes close in matching up to her.

Setting myself up to fail before I even start.