Thank you, @The-red-centaur and @Healandlove , for your support.

@The-red-centaur I'm okay. Just processing.

@Healandlove I will, when the time is right. This second man is offering to drive me home from dance events, so no doubt I will continue to stay in contact with him. He has been through so much in his own relationships, and, being 9 years older than me, carries the telltale scars. So, I will be gentle with him in return for his own gentleness. I will know when the time is right to ask him on a date.

Even the way he holds me when we dance, I can tell he cherishes those who he loves. No one holds me in a more gentle way than he does. Our dances together are beautiful.