What Changes The Second Time Around?? (12)

Nov 20, 2006 7:58 AM CST What Changes The Second Time Around??
wikked
wikkedwikkedAjax, Ontario Canada655 Threads 4 Polls 6,091 Posts
Let me give you a scenario....and then give your opinion as to what you would do...

You meet someone...they are all that you could hope for...things move along (quite quickly)...then he is called "home" for an emergency (due to his which is in Nevada)...you cannot leave to go because of your commitments here...and he decides that he needs to go...that was 2 years ago,.....and there was no communication during that time...

Now he has come back...and wants to pick up where you left off...

So would you "try again"...or would you chalk that up to "experience" and water under the bridge that cannot be retrieved...dunno sigh
Nov 20, 2006 8:00 AM CST What Changes The Second Time Around??
aria_rose
aria_rosearia_rosePeninsule, New Brunswick Canada32 Threads 1,250 Posts
Both are available right?

Why not?

Any harsh feelings? good break up?

How do you feel now with the return in your life? good or bad?

Intuitions are usually good of those first impression...


angel
Nov 20, 2006 8:07 AM CST What Changes The Second Time Around??
wikked
wikkedwikkedAjax, Ontario Canada655 Threads 4 Polls 6,091 Posts
Its not a matter of him "returning to my life"...I have learned the hard way to let the past live in the past...

He is fireman/medic and two years ago there were bush fires raging out of control in the states he was called back because he specialized in that field and they needed his expertise...I understood that...so i guess the "break up" was a good one (is there ever such a thing?)

But remember 2 years have passed...two years of no communication (we had both decided on that because things were difficult as it were...what was the point?)

Do people really believe you can just "pick up where you left off"??
Nov 20, 2006 8:17 AM CST What Changes The Second Time Around??
aria_rose
aria_rosearia_rosePeninsule, New Brunswick Canada32 Threads 1,250 Posts
No...sounds to me ...


Today there could be something there...


Why not Wikked...he sounds so great...why base it on the what if? and you can't go from where it left off...today is today...appreciate the reasons of today...appreciate the new things he and you have to offer...the gains, the maturity, the wisdom...etc...



angel
Nov 20, 2006 8:26 AM CST What Changes The Second Time Around??
wikked
wikkedwikkedAjax, Ontario Canada655 Threads 4 Polls 6,091 Posts
Maybe i'm missing some essential "emotional" part...

I don't "move too quickly" in a relationship...because right from the start i know what i want out of that relationship..have always worked that way for me...and i can go literally years without having a "relationship"..because when i do committ to one..i am in it for the "long haul" and give 110% of my devotion to making that work...

So when i walk away from something, regardless of what the reasons were for ending it...I never look back...it doesn't matter how much i loved or still love that person...i am still prepared to walk away....

Perhaps because at some point the reality of understanding that i only have this one chance at living my life...that is all i can offer someone else...their one chance at living that life with me..its up to them whether to take it or leave it...and if circumstances separate us...then i look at it as fate stepping in and closing a door...

How "wrong" is my thinking here??
Nov 20, 2006 8:51 AM CST What Changes The Second Time Around??
aria_rose
aria_rosearia_rosePeninsule, New Brunswick Canada32 Threads 1,250 Posts
Is he something you are looking for today?
Nov 20, 2006 3:51 PM CST What Changes The Second Time Around??
besquared2
besquared2besquared2Toronto, Ontario Canada96 Posts
wave I don't think you can just "pick up" where you left off. In 2 years you both would have changed. It would be like meeting someone for the first time and having to get to know them all over again. You would just have a bit of a head start is all. Bren.hug
Nov 20, 2006 5:50 PM CST What Changes The Second Time Around??
wikked
wikkedwikkedAjax, Ontario Canada655 Threads 4 Polls 6,091 Posts
Nope....like i said...our time came and went...I do not go back where i've already been...I don't revisit my past...I can't..I would have way to much "baggage"...

I wish him well...but it won't be with me...when i've had enough..i've had enough and i move on...no hard feelings...I have way to much to offer someone to be sitting around "waiting" on someone and something i can't be sure of...dunno
Nov 21, 2006 6:53 PM CST What Changes The Second Time Around??
aria_rose
aria_rosearia_rosePeninsule, New Brunswick Canada32 Threads 1,250 Posts
Very true...now...was it just because of his work that it didn't work?
Nov 21, 2006 7:14 PM CST What Changes The Second Time Around??
WildOrchid68
WildOrchid68WildOrchid68Vancouver, British Columbia Canada179 Posts
Maybe it's because I'm a die-hard romantic ~ but I would like to think that if two people love one another with such passion.. and you are convinced that you are truly meant to spend the rest of your lives together ~ then it's worth persuing.

If there was no harsh words exchanged.. hearts are still intact ~ and there are still loving feelings remaining.. I would take a chance and try again. Nothing to lose really ~ and if there hasn't been anyone during those 2 years apart that made you feel the same love that he did? Then nothing is holding you back but fear and uncertainty, and the only way to deal with that ~ is to face it head on.

Worse case scenerio.. is the spark you once had has dwindled and cannot be re-captured, but I think it's certainly worth a try.

It's your happiness were talking about here. It could end up being one of those romantic love stories you hear about from time to time.. when 2 loves part then are reunited years later.

If its meant to be... it will ~ but it doesn't hurt to give fate or destiny a helping hand.

I wish you the best of luck in whatever you decide...hug
Nov 22, 2006 10:03 AM CST What Changes The Second Time Around??
Katine76
Katine76Katine76Moncton, Canada145 Threads 4,516 Posts
Well how about just taking the time to talk, hang out and get to know one another all over again. Make it clear to him that you did not forget what happened the last time and do not want a repeat of it either. And if he cares and respects you that much he will understand and be patient. Then you can decide after awhile if you want to try again or not. Its up to you really to decide.

Its hard to say really because I don't know the whole situation etc...
Nov 22, 2006 11:07 AM CST What Changes The Second Time Around??
aria_rose
aria_rosearia_rosePeninsule, New Brunswick Canada32 Threads 1,250 Posts
What wildorchid and Katine said!

thumbs up

angel
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