Yachtmaster, you have the right name to know, she, and I'm being nice , is lost at sea and trying to recover that lost ship ( relationship ), is a heartship in its' own. How much do we read on this forum about long distance relationships and how they don't work and your ex-girl, even skipped to another country, where she and others like her think they struck gold, so it's best to put her in memory lane and continue your journey, either looking for her look-alike or the all elusive good girl..............And next time wear your heart on your shoulders, that way you can pick it up and put it back and go on about your business. I can't advise you to not fall in love, or be in love with them all, like myself.......either way you're %()%#D............So keep your chin up and shoulders back and be the man you have to be, but I wouldn't be counting on family support, because she might be sending them big bucks, with her new waitressing job, the best paid one, in the whole wide world......