Me not understanding has nothing to do with men or dating - just life - just a saying, that I say alot - in various situations that I think would sum up me, real quick, if, I was to keel over today. That's all, no more no less - not meant to be taken overly seriously
Who doesn't have a effed up family to a certain extent. Seriously, you can only pick your friends can't pick your family...Use them as a model of "what not to be". If you find yourself becoming like them - get help and get out! You can't control or change them, but you can control your interactions and reactions to them...JMO. You live your life for you,not them. Good Luck
Just for the record, I am not picking on you...Guess you end a relationship when there is no hope for it and you don't want to try anymore and you don't want to give anymore...it ain't 50/50. Sometimes you have to give 110 and get nothing back for awhile...ultimately it is your choice - and am sure that she knows (cause we women do) that you don't want to be with her anymore - are you sabotaging? Is she? Who cares...the thing is, nobody can change anybody but themselves, each of you own your own choices and behaviours - seems that you are still wrapped up in she,she,she -don't hear an I. Until you can look at you and own your part in the success and breakdown of a relationship/marriage, it is my opinion that you are not anywhere near ready to enter into another. Look after yourself, fix yourself, not her (she can do that herself). When you can be totally accountable for the role you played (and there are always more than one player); then you are more able to have a new and healthy life/family/relationship
I have been really tossing this around all day and have decided that I have to go out on a limb here....JMHO, but why does alot seem to be so generalized, people painted with one brush so to speak? I wonder -Lonely1, you are aware that many women in their mid to late twenties can begin to experience perimenopause and all the symptoms you deem problamatic? Yet there are many women in their mie 40's to mid 50's who are very fertile, desirable etc. etc. - please stop with the generalizations, it can be a very "unflattering" game to play...Shall we? You are 48? according to your profile - uhm...should we discuss E.D. in men YOUR age, or thinning hair, or loss of muscle tone, or so on and so on? - No, because that would be generalizing. We are all individuals, depending upon our life styles, genetics, general health etc. etc....Oh, and did you not get the memo that 40 is the new 30? and so on and so on. and what goes with 40? We pretty well know what we want and what we don't, we have had enough practice to know what we are doing in all of life, we don't play the drama and head games etc. etc. Don't take this personally, I just, quite frankly, was "rubbed the wrong way" by all of this, and had to post my opinion.
In my humble opinion, I am not sure where I "fit", not that young (no more babies!!!) sure as hell not old, but I will tell you that a # is just that, nothing more than a #. I am not saying that I relish the idea of the whole "cougar" thing, but if there was a man who happened to be younger than I, but we found a mutual attraction or whathaveyou, there is no way in hell that I would let numbers get in the way....who knows? This is within reason and common sense of course.
So what is on everyone's agenda for the long? Question, what is the holiday? I think here we call it Saskatchewan day?
BTW: I know it doesn't really seem like a big deal, but my son has faced many challenges on his own and we have as a "family" - he goes to the Sask. Summcer games on Sunday and I need everyone to give good thoughts to his success there - not about winning per se, about doing his best, feeling good about himself and making good behaviour choices - he rocks at mountain biking and he needs that internal strength to not give up cuz he will face athletes as good or better than him. Thanks all and safe and happy ? day to each and everyone of you!
Never, ever, ever let anyone curb your uniqueness or enthusiasim. Who you are, the essence of you is still growing and developing, imagine yourself in a mere 10 years. In all liklihood, there will be people who desire you to conform, they will try to mold you to change you - because more often then not, they are threatened by you or envious - they will want you to march to their drummer. NEVER!!! don't let anyone suck the spirit out of you....Believe, visualize what and where you want to be. There is a meant to be, you have to believe...HE will come, but you, because you are so unique (in a good way) have to no, that patience is a virtue and it will be well worth waiting for the rite man - not a boy, a man.
What you don't want to hear when your new car is still in the shop after 5 days "we are taking a shot in the dark here, but we think it is something electrical..." My response? I laugh, seriously, the other option being? Cry, Yell, Both? What the hell, reason for everything, right?
Just wanting to let you know have been thinking bout you there in "no man's land" or "no woman's land". And, to let you know you are not alone in the whole "I cannot believe this is happening" scenerio.
I too, on several occasions over the past yearish, have taken to honestly wondering like "what the hell, what next, are you effing kidding me". There are times where one can feel that someone is just seriously messing with them - Just remember...WHAT DOESN'T KILL YA, WILL ONLY MAKE YOU STRONGER! Hang in there, those brick walls were made for climbing over or busting through...
ahhhh - no, should take a moment to brush up on my greek or latin or whatever... it's all becoming murky clear, maybe I too, am just flipping nuts. Oh well, could be worse I could have a dancing elephant in my living room - oh wait, I do....I collect elephants.
RE: Say something nice to the person above you........
Thanks much, never really been told that, like that, before.You are a lucky lady to live where you do, I am jealous - would love to be there,especially when it 50 below with the windchill here in mid January!!!