...the pain must be great as it can't have been that long.

We all go through it, & it hurts deep down from the lowest point in your gut, wrenching through your heart, through the throat & swirls like a hurricane in your mind.

Trust me when I say, time & friends are the best healers. It will hurt for a long time to come, & the pain never actually fully goes away, but it does eventually subside enough to continue & move on.

In time you'll meet someone else, I know you can't think of that at the moment, but it will happen sooner or later.

You are a nice guy, people appreciate that! If you get back together then great, if not, learn to be content with just you by yourself and the right person will appreciate you for who you are!

...that is of course unless you're a complete asr*hole, in which case you'll end up like me! LOL

Cheer up buddy! I'll be back in Doha on Monday, I'll give you a call.