Kathy:

Thanks so much for the kind welcome. I have been reading as much as I can on this forum -- I know this relationship is going to be difficult, but I care for this man very much, and don't give up easily. It seems that the closer we get, the more he pulls away. I'm certain this is not unusual.

Being with him is sometimes like being on a roller coaster ---- up and happy one minute, dark and distant the next. I'm hoping that once he moves to the town where I live (he just got a teaching job at the university where I am employed), and can finally have a place to call home, he might feel more settled and grounded, and can move forward with the healing process.

I want to help him more than anything, to help him to feel whole again.

Kaytie