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So, with all the hurt from her walking away, are you positive you could give your whole heart to her this time?




She has it all. I'd first have to take some of it back in order to withhold it from her. After all of this and putting my heart out there for her to stomp on there is absolutely no more reason to look for the first sign of trouble so I can be the dumper instead of the dumpee.

And no, this isn't just about the challenge of winning back someone that dumped me. I think that the easy way for me would be to start completely over with someone new that doesn't have an inventory of the things I've done wrong in the past. I could use what I've learned to make a relationship that doesn't have an undercurrent of distrust. I've explored my motivations and firmly kept in mind the challenges I would face if I got back together with her and I still feel that it isn't some fantasy I want. I want a renewed R with her.

And yes, productive outlets are good. I have some that I've been neglecting. Thanks for reinforcing that I'm a loser. J/K.

In the end, it's not the years in your life that count. It's the life in your years.
Abraham Lincoln

It is hard to fail, but it is worse never to have tried to succeed.
Theodore Roosevelt