Dear Roy and Leah,

I know that you meet many people on a daily basis when you are touring with your new book, so I will not be offended if you don't remember me. I attended the encounter conference in Manchester about 2 months ago and spent a  lot of time talking to you at the end of the day. anyway, I bought your book and find that you are both the most inspiring couple that i have ever met. Sure enough everything that i asked you that day was answered in your book.

I am too going through a similar path of learning and discovery, things are a lot easier now for me and for this i am grateful. It is also good to know that the thoughts that i am having, of emptiness, does not make me weird and I am not alone.

If you remember me (i was the girl walking round with no shoes on, talking on the mobile phone) i was very confused and upset about how my life was going but I am working through things and have found a small group of people who are helping me to learn hallachas etc. and i am going to sem in June.

I have also found my soul mate, and i am sure that i feel the same about him, as you do each other. We have very strange moments where it is like a freeze frame and we are the only people in the room, especially over the shabbos table, which is a bit rude, but our friends seem to understand. It is actually the boy I was with at the conference, a few weeks ago we went to visit his rabbi and got a blessing, and we will go and see my rabbi after Pesach. He is a pillar of support and I cannot see my life without him. So we have been dating for nearly a month (with a view to marriage, as that is the level we are both at and it is what we want).

So I just wanted to say thank you for your inspirational words and to invite you (hopefully in the near future) to sheva brachos if you are in the country.

Also, one thing i do struggle with is respecting my parents in their house, I read your paragraph on how your children teach you but have that balance of respect. And I was hoping that you may be able to explain how i could do something similar with my family.