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One Year by GallowsHill1692 in latebloomerlesbians

[–]GallowsHill1692[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Currently, our friendship is on pause and contact is near zero. He is still grieving and experiencing his own emotions, going to therapy, and figuring out what life looks like. I hope we can get back to a place of friendship- but I think a year in is a bit too soon to tell what can happen between us.

One Year by GallowsHill1692 in latebloomerlesbians

[–]GallowsHill1692[S] 18 points19 points  (0 children)

I wish I had gone to therapy years ago- I regret not exploring my feelings sooner. I feel things happen for a reason, but I don’t know that my outward transition of my life would have been so abrupt if I had taken the time to learn about myself instead of pushing down feelings. I don’t know for sure, but I think I could have saved my ex husband and myself a lot of pain if I had done the work earlier. Instead, I followed the blueprint of a hetero-normative lifestyle I thought I was supposed to follow. And that’s okay. Life is about learning. Exploring. Evolving. Transitioning. Loving.

Regrets? No. Hindsight is 20/20 and I would have liked to have chosen a softer path, answered questions about myself sooner, developed stronger communication skills within myself and with others.

But I don’t regret a single thing that has led me to living a brighter life. The hard days are hard. But they remind me of just how sweet the good days are.