The ice around my heart has, of late, begun to melt. My frozen heartstrings have been tugged, and I have begun to feel again. This is frightening, as I know that any cracks in the ice leave me open and vulnerable. I have no desire to feel the hurt again, to put my emotional well-being into the hands of others, and so I must not allow the ice to melt any further. My frozen heart is my own protection, my body-armour if you will. Only I can guard myself from any further anguish, and for

That reason I must allow the cracks in the ice to mesh together again.

This does not mean to say that

I'm new to this site. Feeling really really low right this minute. Husband just brought the children home from a night out.

He left me last Tuesday after promising me a few days before he wanted to give it another go, unfortunately he didn't make the effort to tell his new 'friend'. I have met her, found them having a cosy meal for two in a romantic restaurant, I don't think they will go there again after I announced I was his wife to all and sundry!

I feel really alone. Can't stop crying. It is so hard when your told by the person you love so much that they don't love you 'in that way'.

I would describe myself as a confident happy person, loved being around people talking to them (hence my job as a receptionist) when I was 23 i met a guy couple of years younger than me we got it together bought a house and it all went badly wrong, he was very controlling treat me badly I was in financial difficulty and I alienated my family eventually i moved out and got my own flat.

I held down 2 jobs, one in an office and one in a wine shop both of which I loved, i was nearing 30yrs old and thought I would never meet anyone or settle down (had some brief encounters whilst being single