Late to the game-2

[Free]

Tx,
This experience has made me feel humiliated and my self worth is sh!t right now.
It will be a while, a long while, before I would even consider being in a new relationship with anyone.
This is the hardest situation I have ever been in, but I know it will pass. Everything does with time. And when that happens, I'll continue on with life knowing that I have learned lessons from past mistakes.
I will not be alone forever and I have a lot to offer someone that will happily reciprocate.
I met a man at the gym and we talk a lot. He is a liitle older than me and divorced. Over time, I told him my story with W. He smiled and said "It will get bad, and then it will be great". He pointed out that most people at my gym are divorced or separated. He asked me to walk the gym and look at the ring fingers of the women between 40-50 years old. I did. 23 women, 4 wedding rings.
He told me his move. Get to know them and say hello. Work out side by side with them until the day that they say more than hello. Then, shut up and listen. They will tell you their whole life story in 10 minutes or less. I have seen him do it. He's not even listening to them, he just nods his head from time to time.
This guy is a player and he makes me laugh. I would not pick up the way he does, but it proves to me that there are plenty of fish in the sea.
When this is all over, I will host tryouts for Team Free.