Originally Posted By: Irish M
She texted and emailed quite a bit with ups and downs emotionally. Eventually i just said it. It's what she wanted to hear and I needed to hear her reaction. She pulled every string, poked me at every angle. It's been going on long enough her messages with regret of leaving, shame things ended this way, I should of loved her more and fought for her...and she still feels for me. So i just said simply. " I do love you and worry about you"

Her messages changed right there and then.
"Oh Irish, you need to move on, shouldn't still be in love with me. You need to find true love, be happy."

So I wrote her a small message, not even long enough to call it a letter. I said stop the games. You are playing with feelings that I thought were gone. You forced my hand into saying words I do not care to say to you. Once again you show me that talking to you is a mistake. So please stop.

She replies.Well your love is too late. Action speaks louder than words , and you are all words.

Hey Irish,

Catching up. Not much to add. Ditto to what Peacetoday and CaliGuy said.

Most of all - that last sentence: "Well your love is too late. Action speaks louder than words , and you are all words."

Arrrgh. That pissed me off to read that. I hate hearing that for you. I have walked into that trap 2 or 3 times, and I kick myself every time for letting my W get to that point. "STFU Smoothie" is indeed the way to go. I understand the urge to speak out as you did. It gets tiring to wear the armor all day.


M: 49, W: 45
T: 22 M: 15
S14, S11, S9
BD: Jan '16
W files: Oct '16
D final: June '18