04.12.06: love life cliffs notes

I was going to do a whole entry acknowledging the dust around here, since I haven't been writing nearly as much as I used to. But then I realized that I've already written this entry. More than once. Maybe three times in the past few years.

Basically, I "went quiet" right after I left Michael, and I haven't been able to get my voice back. Part of it was because, hey, our divorce was something I didn't want to discuss publically. There were a lot of feelings around it that I just didn't want to share. And part of it was also because as I started dating, well, it's stupid to publically discuss your dating life in the middle of a divorce, no matter how amicable. It's hurtful to the other person, and it could also be used against you should they suddenly decide to be vindictive. (For the record, that never happened, but why put it out there if it doesn't have to be?)

So here's the Cliffs Notes on my love life for the past few years: I dated. I met a guy. :) We're living together -- we moved in together this past January. His pseudonym is to be determined (his name starts with "R," same as mine, so I can't use that!), but he's a computer geek with a black belt in Tae Kwon Do. We recently acquired an orchid named "Fred."

Let's see if I can find my voice now...