yes, Alffe, I told her I'd ALWAYS listen to her, and love her dearly.
she confessed that she didn't realize that talking about suicide was so terrifying and painful to me.
and she said she wasn't REALLY going to do it, had no plans to do it, and was very sorry for talking like that, in not understanding how it was making me feel.
I'm still not 1000% sure that my friend isn't really thinking about suicide, as she is certainly in abject pain and hurtful misery (her husband brought another woman into the marital bed while my friend was abroad, and has now moved in with the "other woman")
but Alffe, we had a REALLY good long talk afterwards, and we both felt lots better.


thanks for your support.