Re:

Hey,

Thanks for the well wishes. I don't actually leave until Thursday, but I am
VERY ready and equally excited. I ended up meeting Ted for dinner Thursday
to "chat". He definitely doesn't deserve the title of Wonder Boy. Anyway,
I'll forward you the email I sent Emily regarding the evening in question.
Hope everything's good with you.

Well, we met and had dinner last night. NOTHING of importance was discussed
during our entire meal and it was only when I brought things up as we were
leaving that any actual talking occurred. Here are the basics...

- There is definitely no "us" anymore...and I quote "sometimes these things
just fade out"
- There is much I didn't know about him and I am sure even more that I still
don't
- Case in point...He was MARRIED before (yes, you read correctly married)
- Turns out he's been divorced about three years, it didn't end well and he
hasn't had a relationship that has lasted beyond 2 mos. in those three
years (even though, by his own admission, he has dated a lot) - Can you say
issues?
- He told me "I know this sounds so trite, but this really has nothing to do
with you, it's all me." Of course I agreed with him saying "I know it's you
Ted, I don't have any problems." (He got a chuckle out of that one)
- I told him about my frustrations and disappointment with how he had handled
things and he apologised (evidently Kevin told him about our exchange at
Steak Night) and I also let him know how much I appreciated his handling of
things in the beginning
- I said I really hated animosity and hard feelings and that as long as he
hadn't done anything truly horrible to me (i.e. murder a family member, etc.)
I would really like to leave things on a good note...He agreed.
- He said I was a fantastic girl and that he still enjoyed hanging out and
talking with me (although I don't see us doing a lot of that)

So all in all I walked away with three very important things 1. A lightened
load (I got everything of my chest that I wanted to and needed to) 2. My
dignity (I handled it just as I'd hoped...with composure and wit) 3. A
clearer since of Ted as a person (He definitely has a lot of issues in his
life he has not completely dealt with yet, and who knows if he ever will?)

Anyway, I'm okay with everything and surprisingly feel pretty good. I'll
talk to you soon.

Susan

By the way, I told him about the shirt idea (he thought it was funny, and
maybe just a little harsh)