My long-term marriage ended earlier this year, and my family has moved thousands of miles away. I have started a new job, gotten over the initial panic and despair, made some progress on emotional stability. Eight days ago I met someone who works for the same company at a different work location. Instant infatuation like I have never experienced before. I have spent a total of about three hours since in the pleasure of her company and I think I’m in real trouble here. I know some of the emotional charge has to do with the end of my marriage and emotional rollercoaster I’ve been on; it has to, right? I don’t really know much about her, and she’s going through some upheaval herself, apparently. I sort of halfway asked her out the other day. She sort of responded that she was open to it. It’s a long weekend off work for me. I’m terrified she’s going to call. I’m terrified she’s not going to call. I’m not telling a soul about this. She has been at the company much longer than I have and I would be destroyed if anything that should happen between us would affect her career. But my God, I want to learn her, and not in any kind of carnal way. I want to kiss her for hours, make her feel happy, tell her anything she wants to know. I want to be honest with her. I wish…