Omg--I get it. It hurts, but there's a resolution to this pain; denial was keeping me stuck in a cycle of confusion, hope, and disappointment. And because I'm so freaking good and experienced at denial, it took awhile for me to catch on. And because denial is ultimately a coping mechanism, it wasn't going to go away until I had the emotional resources to get by without it.

DQ, it was disturbing, but I finally hear what you were telling me. He's just not that into me. And that doesn't make me inadequate, and it doesn't make him evil. But yes, I do want to be wanted. And at this point in my life, I'm worth wanting.

Ouch.


M60
H52
D20
M14 yrs
OW-old gf from 1986
bomb-5/18/08
H filed for D-9/10/08
D final 4/24/09
xH remarried (not OW) 2012