Good morning, everyone!
VC, glad you're back in the game of life! It's not always great, toothaches and all, but the alternative is miserable.
Hooped, one of my first sober life changes was to go get private dental coverage in January. Actually ended up getting a really affordable plan through Costco, of all places. Needed two fillings--better than I feared after three years of skipping the dentist!
MGF, I think it's pretty early at 42 to be deciding this is it. It's not like you've been single all this time; and your last relationship was 10 years or something, right? That's like being divorced--except you still have all your stuff, lol. Seriously though, I think you'll look back at this time as a transitional period between relationships.
Hope everyone has a great Sunday!