Strange how life works sometimes....

So, life continued on.  My parents tried to bribe me into happiness by getting me great Christmas gifts since we broke up for the second time the week before Christmas.  Mom even paid for a makeover so I would be ready to re-enter the world of online dating.  She wasn't one to waste anytime....cause you know as a 28 year old, there was no time to waste!  She also pushed me to "get back out there" 3 weeks after the break up.  I put my profile up just to appease her.....but wasn't anywhere near ready to see anybody.  I missed my old bf (let's call him J) so much that I was still cuddling with a giant teddy bear to deal with the loneliness.  We talked for the first time about then....we both obviously were missing the other.  I had sent him an e-mail before he called to try to set up the exchange of stuff that we had accumulated over the course of almost 2 years.  The evening he called, I came so close to calling him.....the urge was so strong.  Once on the phone, he tried to convince me not to date anyone, he understood the separation but didn't want me to see anyone.  I told him that wasn't an option....what was the point of being separated if we weren't open to others? 

We talked a couple of other times before my life was suddenly turned upside-down.