Glad the writer is here, but am quickly able to see that as fond of him as I am, this likely didn't mean as much to him as it did to me. Has lots of other things to do here, other people to see. Busy busy. Don't begrudge him, enjoying the time. Pleasant to have sympathetic company that's so pretty to look at. Will be sad to see him leave, but will try not to wallow in the afterglow of his presence. Expressed my continuous over-arching sadness re: learning life + love isn't everything I'd hoped, might die alone, blah blah blah, and he pulled out something he wrote in response to someone's question written into his newspaper advice column. So insightful, helpful and understanding while being encouraging and down-to-earth. Learning that there is more to life than has been built into my brain to expect. Hoping this means optimism for days to come.