flattop - But, gee, I don't have any good firsthand stories to tell about obsessive guys I've gone out with. Give me a break. All I've had direct experience of is obsessive girlfriends...and perfectly reasonable and excellent girlfriends...and fair to middlin' girlfriends.

I did acknowledge that there are any number of obsessive guys out there too.

No, it's not the same David. Not the one with the bad hair. It's a David who's way taller than flattop, and has been pursued by at least half of the most gorgeous women in the general Barrie area for longer than I would care to say. He is now engaged, to a very steady and reliable woman, and appears headed for a promising marriage. Bravo! The females of Barrie are still in mourning.

Here's a Dylan quote:

"Oh, every girl that ever I touched, I did not do it harmfully, and every girl that ever I hurt, I did not do it knowingly. But to remain as friends you need the time to make amends and stay behind, and since my feet are now fast and point away from the past I'll just bid farewell and be down the line..."

Bob wrote that at the tender age of around 22 or 23, long before his marriage with Sara. I like it.

We've all been hurt, and probably shall be again. As for acting like a jerk...it may have happened at one time or another, but was certainly not with conscious intention. I don't think Lena took offense at my remarks, but if she did I will ask her pardon.