Ever onward
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Ever onward said:Let me ask you something. Is this your first major break up?
I do know exactly where you're at though. I've been there before and I'm sort of there right now.
A few weeks ago I posted a thread on here about a girl who wanted to keep her options open though we were f-buddies. I knew she was after a bigger, better deal but I persisted with her. At one point she said to me that she had feelings for me and we were a happy couple for awhile. But then, without notice or reason really, she broke it off.
So I too am coping with a loss. I'm doing surprisingly well though. Especially by my standards.
See I was once like you. I had some ultra devastating break ups in my time. I remember when girls used to dump me (especially the first time I had a major relationship) I just felt destroyed. I didn't want to eat, I didn't want to move, I didn't want to do anything. There were times when I couldn't stop crying and times when I was on depression so that the only thing that numbed the pain was the pills. There were times when I had good friends right there by my side and there were times I had to pull myself together all by myself.
And yes I can relate to the way you looked her up on face book. I would do similar things. I would look at her Yahoo profile. Or I would drive by her house to see if there were any strange vehicles there.
And why would I do this? Even though I knew that she was seeing someone else, why would I punish myself? Because I still had a glimmer of hope. I thought "hmmmm if she's not with him then maybe it's because she realized what a mistake she made and she regretted losing me". Or I would think that she would realize what a great guy I am and come back to me and make it up to me. But that never happened with any of the girls who broke my heart.
Was some of this stalkerish behavior? Probably. But I was an emotional wreck and I didn't care. All I wanted was a glimmer of some hope to hold on to. But there was none. And eventually month after month went by and I would force myself not to make contact with her. I would mark it off on a calendar with a black marker to track my progress.
And finally one day, it stopped hurting so much. Life moved on. And there were other girls on the horizon.
Now I talked about this behavior sort of like it was one break up but it was many break ups that followed that pattern. At least 4 that I can think of.
And now here I am, a lot stronger. A girl just broke up with me and it's not that big of a deal. That is the power of indifference. Indifference is such a great emotional quality to cultivate though it may sound negative. Indifference simply means that nothing is a big deal. A month ago I had an extremely hot 24 year old tall blond milf who wanted to use me for sex. And now I don't. The truth is that it wasn't a big deal when I got her. It wasn't even a big deal when I lost her. It doesn't really make a difference in my life in the long run. Life goes on.
So I hope that in time you will learn to deal with your break ups better as I have. Meanwhile, do check out Swingers. That movie got me through some DARK times. I'm not sure I like your reading list though. There are some good books in there (and some not so good ones) but I think it's too early for you to think about finding a new woman because really, that's not what your life should be about.
So guess what. My ex was texting me a bit tonight. So tomorrow I'm going to start fresh marking off the days on the calender in which I don't contact her. Won't you join me? After all, why give them the satisfaction of thinking that we're the same losers that they dumped and are still pining over them?
Man I posted this response on August 14th. My break up with my ex happened at roughly the same time as yours. I think it's obvious that you won't accept that it's over. Talk about a big case of denial.
But guess what? I got over mine. I met a new girl a week before Thanksgiving. She's extremely hot and a tiger in bed. She also "gets me" which is something my ex or no other girl really has before.
Long story short, I moved on and found my bigger better deal. I'm glad my ex broke up with me. Because it allowed me to move on to someone who LIKES ME.
Listen dude, you can keep letting your ex call you and you can keep thinking about her. You can hope that your use of "Ganji Games" or whatever will bring her back to you. But as long as you think about her, remain in contact with her, and hope for her to come back, you will not heal. You are just delaying the healing process. By holding on like you do, you're not prolonging the relationship, you're prolonging the break up. You gotta heal some day. It's your choice to start now, or a few months from now when she dates someone else (again) after using you for an emotional tampon.
The longer you put off the inevitable healing process, the longer you're putting off finding your own Bigger Better Deal. I hope you get there some day.