I should have time to file the divorce tomorrow.

I know i think more with the mind than with the heart, but i wanted to really analyze all the data, read all of your input and be really certain that i wasn't missing anything because i was so hurt or emotional.

I also decided something today going forward.

Love is not the most important thing to me. We place such emphasis on love. Its wonderful, but its also highly unstable.

I'd rather be with someone who is attracted to me to some extent, but who also respects me. Id wager that love would develop under those conditions.

When i was talking to this woman, she commented on my car while getting into it, "2006 Mustang. Flawless. Super clean inside and out. That tells me a lot about you as a potential partner."

Likewise, her Mercedes was a sensible SUV, not the higher-end model, but clean and well kept. That told me a lot about her and her profession.

She made me feel better about myself and she noticed so many things that i had not even noticed about myself.

My standards have changed.

I need people in my life i can trust. Not someone who will call at 3am to get bailed out of jail.

I'm looking for a companion that i can take to a black tie dinner and not worry about her throwing up in the punchbowl or groping men.

I'd rather engage in a personal business relationship with a partner who has these qualities, combine resources, and see what we could build, far more than looking for a love connection up front.