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....letting someone you've never met hijack your thread ('cos what she's got to say is more important than your own silly contribution!!) Brian, ;-D

loving someone depsite their faults. loving someone so much it hurts being able to laugh with your partner

I don't want this to be morbid in the slightest but at the time I couldn't help thinking this is love.... I lost my dad to suicide 20 months ago, and found in my dad's house a few letters that he'd obviously not been happy with leaving and so had torn then up into the bin. There was also a three page one in his paper shredding machine in hundreds of bits. Now obviously I had to know what this letter said, just had to, and on the fifth night after the event I was eventually persuaded to go to bed and try to sleep. During that night my newish partner sat up all night and stuck all the shredded letter back together as best he could. It's probably a silly thing to think this is a 'love is....' comment but at the time it was the nicest thing anyone had ever done for me!

God Bless him Emma, that is indeed a loving action. Deanna

Emma, That definitely counts. ;-x )

Emma, That is love! ((hugs)) Lindyxx

Emma, What was a wonderful thing to do. Hope you hung onto him! --- To me, I'd say it's being there when someone needs you, thinking the same way, putting yourself out for someone and showing you care. CB >|<

Deanna and Brian, Oh good. Thought it might just have been me and my state of mind at the time that thought it so wonderful. Em

CB, Claws are well and truely in! lol

To be honest, writing that thread earlier has made me sit here and really think about all he did for me at the time...and 20 months later I don't think I've ever thanked him really properly for everything. I was 26 at the time and had never dealt with coroners before so he was with me to see him. He badgered the police to release the keys to dad's house. He emptied dad's attic for me as I couldn't bear to as that's where he'd done it. He phoned over 100 people overseas to let them know what had happened. Organised the pallbearers as I wanted dad's friends to do it. Fitted the church out with a speaker system for the one day of the funeral so I could have the music I wanted for dad. AND wouldn't let me go to see dad at the chapel of rest alone..and he'd never met my dad! Sorry for waffling on, but Brian thank you for starting the thread as I've never sat and thought all this through together before. Em x

He was Sally wasn't he! Don't think I could have done it if it had been the other way around.

Emma, your bloke sounds so amazing! Hopefully I won`t have to go anything like that anytime soon,but know how much Chris will be there for me when anything happens! All that and he`d never met your dad,he must really love you!!! xxxx

Being there for each other, doing whatever it takes... jess

Emma, Your chap seems to be a real diamond, doing all that for you. You carry on waffling. We'll carry on listening. It appears to be helping you by talking to us about that awful event in your young life. If the screen goes a bit damp we'll understand. God Bless, Brian, ;-X )

I've gone and got myself all emotional. Stupid girl. Must think of something wonderful to do for him to thank him for being such a rock. Emx

Emma, that really is true love. Hang onto him!! Sarah x

It's helped immensely Brian, but it seems I've unintentially pinched your thread! xx

Quite OK, Emma........... I'm about to downgrade my original thread starter. Watch this space...! ;-x )

AArrrr, Brian the screen is even damper now. sniff sniff xx

Aaaaw Brian! - I'll even forgive you for 'letting' your wife go on a day trip now! LOL Magsxx