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You're all right tho - and I know it - and you're all very VERY realistic about it ... which is what I needed to hear

... you're all telling me "duh, of course it's hard", but as they say, "nothin' worth having is easy". Did I catch that right?
Your assement is true and you have to be your own guide. Most of us may have been in that jungle but, you found a new Lion.