I tried to tell her that she should tell him what was bothering her, but she was acting like a little kid, afraid to offend him and scare him off. And...worrying herself sick about it, too.I could see both viewpoints. She wanted her guy to ask her out. They'd been "seeing each other" since Christmas, when my boyfriend Dougie, who happened to be her boyfriend Doug's stepbrother had told her how much Doug cared for her. I think "worshiped" is the word he actually used.Talk about your backwards. Let's see what you have."Angela took him a sheaf of papers comprised of the police report, including Claire's and Chad's statements, and the arrest record of the three assailants. The photographs of Claire's bedroom were also there, as was an affidavit from the doctor who had treated Claire's injuries and diagnosed her retrograde amnesia. A synopsis of Claire's testimony about the condition of the marriage was there as well. The judge spent fully ten minutes reading through the papers. He set. .. but no cigar. Strikes but in soft tissue. Still hollow points have great shock value.During the polite questioning, my response time was excellent. I explained why I was armed ... the storm ... and the possibility of looters. The beatup old pickup, full of the spoils of earlier and easier pickings illustrated my concern. That they were armed ... never take a knife to a gunfight ... and carrying outside the sheath ... made my quickness a rational action. Oh, yes ... and I was the sole. Often, at the beginning, one doesn't know what that final objective is...it sort of builds upon the cooperating parties and depends on a high degree of patience by everyone involved.My experience started with a very young wife who managed to produce 4 babies in the first 5 years of marriage. So, you know what she enjoyed. After #4, she was able to adjust to a birth control regimen which allowed total "bareback" sex without as much danger of pregnancy. She steadfastly refused to use condoms.