I know exactly how she feels.  I wish I had her strength.  Down here in Eugene I feel very alone.  I am still married to the same man I met in High School.  That is the biggest problem.  I was married at the end of my junion year and my first son was born 18 months later.  I don't make friends very easy and to tell the truth walking into a room of strangers terrifies me.  So I cry  and wish everyday I could find the courage to just go and meet people who feel the same way I do.  Coming from a very religous childhood and no one tolerant friend I have struggled with this for a long time with no one to talk to.  Really that's all I want right now. Help.