Yes, they do. My ex and I started as friends first and then it grew, one day he just kissed me. We were together for 18 years (the last 3 dating after the D) and we are still today, very good friends. It can happen and it was all so very worth it, best memories (and some hard ones) in my life. Things happened, and slowly we grew apart, I got cancer at the wronng time for us, and it was the clincher. he has since apologized many times and I forgave him long before he did. We're only human. Go for it, I don't think you'll regret it. If it doesn't work out, if you truly are friends, things will go back to friends. It's like having a arguement with a lt best friend, you forgive, forget and move on- . Best of luck , truly!

Am so saddened to read about your pain. One guy was seriously trying to reel me in, hard and furious. 5 messages to my one, poems and all the mess. When told him he was moving way too fast for me (3 days and my dog was ours) and a remark that literally had to explain was kidding about turned around that I was the culprit and he posted a long thread about me, how I lied , and all this other stuff which was so far out there that I couldn't even respond (thankfully the whole message was yanked but then maybe not), just shake my head and tell myself this internet thing is really something you have to watch out for, because you cannot look the person in the eye, nor see their mannerisms, or catch on much quicker that perhaps there was something going on with this person that if met on the outside world, would have picked up on almost immediately.
That being said, I do want to say that, for me, as soon as my little psychy thing starts telling me something is not quite right, to listen to it immediately, even if I have no idea why, because I will soon. Do NOT ignore that inner nudge. You even, at the time, knew you were right, but we really like to fool ourselves at times.
Thats all I can offer, but nay, on the internet thing, there is NO way you can grasp a person without being in the same room with them soon after you meet. There are a few lucky ones on here, but I'll wager it's not the norm and more like 2% compared to all the bad experiences people have had and talked about. Hope you heal fast .

and out came a pre-packeage face lift.

I put in some dog food

Moon River

We're all getting too smart for our own good, you shoulda put this with the other thread. Mine stops @ the middle and my legs are just so dam smart I don't weart shorts shorter than my knees unless alone.

LOL Duff, you always crack me up because i know, deep down, you're dead serious.

what she said...plus What Jesse said then some

You'll get it Lori, it can't be explained..

have some compassion for what people go through in life..or you'll be next....

I dunno Betts (whoops almost called you Beets there ), she won't answer me, that usually spells T_R_O_U_U_B_L_E....
oh where oh where has little Car gone?

who knows , I'm sooo tired these days. lets get simple, how are you?

I've chosen so far to remain single, but some here (men) I wonder...

"Accept the things to which fate binds you, and love the people with whom fate brings you together, but do so with all your heart.


I would, for me, end that with "...but do so with all your heart and humility."

Mascetomies are up there in my top 2.

getting late, night all.

Ok, I'll bite. raise a what? egg?
Obviously that one flew by me so fast I missed it in the blink.

LOL, i need that for where I work

a pair of glasses

LOL. a one way ticket to LV.

a little sensitive tonight? I was always taught don't dish it out if ya can't take it back. It started as a joke but the way right outers..will leave it as that.

What REALLY is needed to be done is everyone gets on the same page and gets something done..all this squabbling about the 'parties' (starting to sound a little communistic?) need to forget all the hocus-pocus on their differences and get cracking on DOING THEIR JOB.
It's more like- "I don't care what he has to say he's a ______ and I don't like ________". Either your part of the problem or part of the solution, and guess what, we getting in deeper with all the problems with very little solutions. What goes on in this forum is like what senate and congress do, argue more on whose right and why instead of whats right and why.

Get rid of the damn parties and friggen do something to save this country because the line between just having only 2 classes is getting pretty dam big.
I buy hot dogs for the dogs. For months .99...all of a sudden a 45 cent increase. Get with the program people. Wake up, ya'll been hoodwinked into squabbling over the parties and not the issues. Oh yea you agree/disagree but no one here ever discusses solutions just the blame game. Thats the big plan, divert us so we don't notice, don't get appalled, worry so much about paying the bills that we haven't the energy to kick all their ***** right out of their seats, give them something to worry about (THEIR jobs). We absolutely have to let the People have say so. Now, don't ask me how . It's just disgusting what this country is becoming by it's (ahem) diversity, instead of strength.
Liberal enough for ya?

a orange