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28 February 2006
help me My manfriend of a year and a half just left me. He's moving out this week. Help me feel better. Please. Something. Anything.
Just keep holding on to yourself, pie. It pretty much never fails that at a future date we look back and say, "yeah, it hurt like hell at the time - but damn, it turned out to be the best thing that could have happened".
I have a couple of really painful patches in my life that turned out exactly like that. I think most of us do.
There's something tremendously beautiful about you, and not only do you know it, but you know what it is. Let it feed your smile. Allow it to hold you close. It's yours; it's you.
I don't even know you, but I already know you're terrific.
When all else fails, you can depend on the trust of the collective.
Aw pie, we've all been there and it really, really sucks. Eat too much. Drink too much. Sleep around (safely) if you want to. Whatever takes the ouch away.
From one pie to another, I wish you the best in this situation. From my experience, now's a good time to focus on your own interests and the things that make you unique. Figure out what brings you joy and make a project of it. When I was in a similar spot, I decided to delve into my interest in architectural esthetics. This is because I realized that beautiful things make me happy, and I wanted to know what made them seem beautiful to me. I spent a bunch of time researching etc. and found value in myself and my own identity, which had been seriously disrupted by the relationship and its unfortunate conclusion.
My sincerest condolences. Piesexactlyythree gives good advice. Stay busy and keep in close touch with friends.
I'd also add that there's an interesting side effect to this stuff -- it makes you awake and openhearted for a while. Change is terribly uncomfortable and the reasons for it may be, as well; but the dice are being re-rolled, your life is opening to new possibilities, and you may find you're exquisitely, poetically sensitive to the ol' 'human condition' for a time. It's a good time to feel feelings and have hopes and take stock of the many things in life you still have to love.
Good luck. Be patient with yourself. Feel how you need to.
I don't have any advice better than what's already been posted here. However, I do have a song.
I wore grooves into this track after my ex- moved out several years ago (after 4.5 mostly shitty years), and it made me realize that shit, we all have the innate capacity for self-sufficiency and for finding happiness within ourselves. Sometimes we just need to be reminded of that. (Doesn't mean that it won't hurt for a while. It will. Just trying to emphasize the light-at-the-end-of-the-tunnel thing.)
((((pieoverdone)))) Left foot, right foot, repeat. I heartily second the indulge yourself comments. Sometimes it's little things, like new towels, that help.
All men are scum anyway, so you are better off without him.
Seriously, he is obviously not good enough for you and you are definitely better off without a relationship where both sides are not happy. It may seem hard now, but better things are just around the corner.
Unless what is around the corner is a runaway bus, of course.
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