Whitman

Whenever I revisit this thread, I remind myself of a key detail that Reluctant Daddy shared in his original post ... that he married his husband after the sexual part of their long relationship had ended ... I'm inclined to assume that the counselor who told RD that he and his husband... ... made that suggestion on the basis of The Big Picture that RD presented to her.

Junior, I'm sorry you encountered that man, but don't let a year-and-a-half's worth of positive experience be undone by one loser. Sad to say, I'm sure almost all of us -- whatever business we're in -- have lost revenue to dishonest and disrespectful clients. It happens no matter how hard you try, no matter how fair-minded and accommodating you are. The important thing is to never ever let those experiences compromise your own ethics or values. That loser has to live with being him. You can feel good about who you are. It speaks well of you that you are grounded enough to vent and then, pretty quickly thereafter, post again and say, "I think I'm officially over it and officially going to sleep." P.S. I'm glad there's another current thread in which you've been singled out for high praise. It's a nice offset to this bad experience to know that you are seriously appreciated. All the best to you!

$200 an hour. Hmmm. Kind of "low end" these days. I would have thought God would cost more.