Hang in there. When the vets here say "this is a marathon NOT a sprint, they mean it is a marathon!" S and D are not the end. Cycling can happen for a long time.

A friend of my passed away in October. One of the memories I have of him is one year he and his W invited my W and I over to their house for NYE. Several others were there that night, only one person I had never met. My friend's BiL, his W's brother. Apparently, his W had left him for another guy. The D was finalized just weeks prior. So that means he was weeks past D, probably at least a year and half since she had left. The guy was a total mess. Very sad, quiet, stayed to himself. About 11:30pm he said his goodbyes and left for the night. He wanted to be alone for NYs because he was just so sad not to be celebrating it with his W.

I think of that a lot. My friend never mentioned how his BiL was doing over the years. I never asked. But he profound sadness stuck with me. I would imagine it was months or years before he was over it.

So dig in. It takes a while. I am in piecing since last March and still cycle. Just went through a period last month where I almost became the walkaway. This stuff is difficult.

M(53), W(54),D(19)
M-23, T-25 Bomb Drop - Dec.23, 2017
Ring and Piecing since March 2018