So the post below this wasn't the final blow to mine and "Ian's" (hereby re-dubbed "Fish Boy," which is short for "Fish Tank Guy," which is what my friend H dubbed him after he was no longer worthy of his given name). I have to try really hard to not be bitter about it... because it did re-teach me a valuable lesson about dating, and I've taken it and moved on to the next. I didn't spend too much time feeling sorry for myself about the whole thing, a work-week at most. It boils down to hindsight... Sign in to see full entry.