Dusty, I am very sorry for your pain. I try very hard to come across as a cold hearted person, but when I see a nice person hurt for no reason, I have to let them know how sorry I am for them.
I am not a very good person, myself. so I won't say anything about DeClan. But no one should intentionally hurt another My heartfelt sympathies
and not to start ANY DAMN CONTROVERSY; for dusty who is an absolute peach, i like to recall 'rejection is gods protection' its just a saaaYing! i have found it to be true, and am grateful for stuff that didnt happen (jobs, relationships-etc)
Not that it will make you feel any better at this moment, but, it might interest you to know that it can happen to any warm, caring, trusting lady of any age. It happened to me when I first came online......and, it hurt....a lot.....but, after awhile, you'll be able to step back and realize that the "love" you thought you felt, was the thought of love, ful-fillment of dreams, and your reaction to the words you were receiving.
It's natural,...but....it's not really LOVE.....LOVE takes time to develop, that time spent WITH the person, the feelings developed when he is with you, not the words that are said over the phone. Honestly, hon, take it from the old lady.....you WILL live through this....and, it won't be long before you realize that the love was the love of your dream.......The pain will fade, you will soon know, for sure, that you are better off, never having met him....he will be easier to forget.
And, what's best of all, is, that, from now on you will be very aware of Red Flags, and it will be easier to step back so that you may be able to see the whole picture. Your homework, my love, is to work hard not to blame the next guy for what the last guy did....that's the hard part.
I'm not so smart, hon, I've just been there, done that, made many mistakes, and....Thank Goodness, learned from my mistakes....and, it didn't happen overnight......don't be ashamed....don't be discouraged, just pull yourself up by your bootstraps and march on down the path of life with your head held high.
Been there done that and his plane from England that was landing in January won't be arriving....the kids really thought he was coming too, but he's not and there is no time to fret the small stuff.
I'm looking forward to spending a heck of a lot more time with my kids and a hell of a lot less time on the net. Hopefully somewhere in my journeys I'll run into Mr. Right, but if I don't, sobeit.
I figure that life begins at 40 and I have 4 more years for that, so hell I'm giving myself some time to get things done around the house without any distractions, spend some time with my oldest son as he prepares for college in a couple years and enjoy watching my youngest play every sport imaginable. T
The funny thing is....I'm the best dad/mom they've got at the moment, and if I'm sad all the time and feeling down or worrying what someone thinks of me, what good am I going to be for them.
Keep your head up girl....things will work out for you, it just takes time.
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