The first time they "met" had me rolling in laughter. She's a very flirtatious, voluptuous little minx. After being almost completely separated for a few weeks, I decided to let them meet in a hopefully relaxed manner. He was laying on the couch (such a guy thing!) and she casually sauntered into the living room, took one look at him and then sashayed into the kitchen for a nosh. If little kitty hips could swish, hers were doing the full Mitzi -- he was enthralled! She then draped herself across the doorway in full kitty centerfold pose and gazed at him with her best flirtatious look. He was smitten.

It's taken a while - I increased their time together every day under supervised conditions. The first time I left them alone for a whole day while I was at work, I was a nervous wreck. I returned home to find them both sunbathing on the bed, with a respectable 3 feet between them.

They still aren't the best of buds. He keeps trying to make advances and she keeps rebuffing him and plays hard-to-get. We are making progress - every once in a while I catch them licking each other. They don't cuddle up together, but do sleep at opposite ends of the bed. Sometimes they try to share a bowl of food, although the other day she tried to bite him when he tried to eat out of the same bowl; another day he was eating and she would stick her paw in the bowl, take a few pieces out, and eat quietly next to him. I can't wait to get that digital camera!

Good luck -- introducing two cats does take time.