Thanks Nish.

I agree that the whole contact thing is odd. Their divorce, like mine, is FINAL ... so I do not think it has anything to do as a legal ploy. I suspect it is more to do with regret and hope. Not a place I plan to go.

Rush to rescue ----???? me?? a good enabling care giver? Yeah that is what I am making sure I avoid!

As to ....
the very cute (like stare worthy), nice, ... teacher ---- small school, dating at work = bad idea. We talk often. I do believe the attraction is mutual, but dating at my school with a coworker is not a good idea.

As to my friend that went away for a month -- back, but gone on another one. A very busy person. (VERY BUSY). Another good person to develop a nice friendship with (but she does not have the drama ....)