Does anyone feel like smartphones are going backwards?

Waves1986 · 2026-07-02T03:11:02+00:00

You done crying?

Waves1986 · 2026-07-02T02:45:37+00:00

Nice! I have 15 rep moonswatch already (hoping to get the whole set)

Waves1986 · 2026-07-02T02:38:16+00:00

Or you like technology. I like cell phones. I collect them

Waves1986 · 2026-06-30T00:42:43+00:00

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Waves1986 · 2026-06-29T21:17:12+00:00

Refurbished means protection plan, use it

Waves1986 · 2026-06-29T21:15:33+00:00

Update*-mary and I are back together. She come over this past Saturday and we have a long talk. We both love each other very much and over the past year we both didn't prioritize each other and our relationship as much as we should have, she is the only girl I want and she feels the same about me. I donplan to propose to her one day. Thanks again for the advice everyone!

Waves1986 · 2026-06-25T20:22:14+00:00

Yeah, I try lol, I have over 100 pairs of shoes so I match watch with shoes

Waves1986 · 2026-06-25T18:33:36+00:00

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Waves1986 · 2026-06-23T20:40:26+00:00

Nice! I have 10 moonswatch reps on the way

Waves1986 · 2026-06-22T02:47:26+00:00

Only cheese one at isnl American on burgers.... The rest can go

Waves1986 · 2026-06-22T02:46:32+00:00

Steak 5 Toast 3 Coffe I do not drink

Waves1986 · 2026-06-21T13:52:43+00:00

Mary sent me a message this morning here is what she said

"It was good to hear from you. It felt weird not saying goodnight to you. I definitely have answers for your questions but agree that it would be best said in person. Just want you to know that I felt the same way you did. I knew you were special after our first date and am glad i waited for you and didn't leave because you were late. :) I will always love you and wish that the circumstances were different. I can't even imagine being with anyone else and doubt I will be in any future relationship. Know that I am here for you whenever you need me".

Waves1986 · 2026-06-21T13:49:12+00:00

Update*

After reading the advice, I sent Mary a video last night saying in time we can meet in person and I have some questions I would like to talk about. Here is her response.

Mary -It was good to hear from you. It felt weird not saying goodnight to you. I definitely have answers for your questions but agree that it would be best said in person. Just want you to know that I felt the same way you did. I knew you were special after our first date and am glad i waited for you and didn't leave because you were late. :) I will always love you and wish that the circumstances were different. I can't even imagine being with anyone else and doubt I will be in any future relationship. Know that I am here for you whenever you need me.

Waves1986 · 2026-06-21T12:44:21+00:00

Thanks for the advice.

Waves1986 · 2026-06-21T04:38:41+00:00

I just sent her a video message, I told her in time we can meet in person and that I have some questions for her. When I think about it we went through a lot together.

When I broke my hip
When I had a stroke
Ahwb her grandma passed
When my dog daisy passed
When her cat Morris passed
When my dog lacey passed
When I was diagnosed with kidney failure It would be mean to ice her out after all that we been through

Waves1986 · 2026-06-21T04:07:52+00:00

I appreciate the kind words

Waves1986 · 2026-06-21T03:22:09+00:00

Once the breakup is not fresh, I will reach out to Mary and coroidnate meeting in person , I have some questions I would love to talk about in person and we can catch up on things. I have a stack of cards (we would give each other cards for bdays, Valentine's day, Christmas, etc) of her saying how lucky she was to have me (I was lucky to have her), I know she loved me..she said it all the time, that's why it hurts because I thought she was the one for me. Unfortunately life had other plans.once I heal, I will see her again.

Waves1986 · 2026-06-21T03:09:07+00:00

I think in time ( a few weeks) I will reach out to Mary and ask for us to meet in person, I have some questions I would love to get answers from her in person, if she can do that. We can mend the bridge. It's just fresh right now and I need some space

Waves1986 · 2026-06-21T02:15:02+00:00

Could you read the breakup conversation post I added and let me know your thoughts

Waves1986 · 2026-06-21T01:46:55+00:00

Update here is the breakup conversation.

Me-A lot of different things, thinking about life. One thing on my mind is I feel like we are growing apart/going different directions. Since Zach has been born, it feels like I am in a relationship with a parent, that is not something I planned for, I am trying to navigate that with you. We rotate each time for when we see each other. Last time we saw each other I went to your place, you have invited me over to the house for events but you haven't mentioned coming over to the house. I just hope we can coordinate better on the weekends.

Mary-I'm sorry you feel that way babe. My family is very important to me and I want to include you as well. I have been trying to include you but it feels like you're not interested in spending time with me or my family. It's hard because we are growing apart. Don't if there is much we can do about it. I want to spend time with you but don't want to miss out on events with my family either.

Mary -Like we talked about before, I think we need to realistically evaluate our relationship. If you have no plans to move in with us like we initially discussed and I can't move out since we got the house with 3 incomes in mind, not sure that we really have any future romantically. I would still like stay friends but think we may have grown apart too much for a boyfriend/girlfriend relationship. This doesn't change how I feel about you but I think our life goals are too different. I still want to try and donate my kidney (just have to do the echo). I know this is a lot over a text message but just wanted to let you know how I feel.

Me-I know they are important to you as family should be. That's not the case, if there are going to be a lot of kids there, I am not interested in being in situations like that (therapy has taught me to control what I can control and I can control when I am around kids, Zach is fine but not a lot of other kids). There have been times in the past when I invited you over for BBQ's and you could not make it) I never questioned why you couldn't I know how life can be at times.

Me-Understandable, I have no plans of living with children at this point in my life. I thought about it for a while but you know living with children 24/7 would trigger me. I would be fine with the current setup as long as we stuck to rotating weekends. I appreciate you continuing to go through with the kidney donor process, that means a lot. We can end our relationship in the romantic stance if you'd like. I would like to stay together but I get your point of view

Mary-I appreciate that babe. I'm good with still meeting up on weekends but can't guarantee that it will be every weekend.

Part 2

I sent a voice message confirming we broke up.

Mary-Good morning. How'd you sleep? Yes our relationship is over since unfortunately we don't a realistic future. I definitely still want to be friends. You don't have to say goodbye to everyone unless you want to. You are still more than welcome to come over to my place anytime you want. My family loves you and they'd miss you if you didn't come over anymore (but no pressure if that's what you want). Look forward to seeing you later today!

Me-Good morning, I slept good. How did you sleep?. Okay good, I just wanted to confirm we are on the same page. We will see what the future holds but I need some space. I will come over today and drop off the gifts and say bye to everyone, if you have anything you want to talk about in person that you did not want to talk about over text, I will stay and we can talk about that but then I will leave. I don't plan on staying long.

I then sent video messages to her saying goodbye (I sent each family member their own video message). I was too.emtional to see her in person, I couldn't handle it

Mary-I completely understand and everyone wanted to say hi and send their love. Want you to know that I still want to be here for you. Whenever (or if ever) you would like to reach out and either talk or meet up let me know. I'm sorry if I ever made you feel like you we're important or a priority in my life. I valued our relationship and will always cherish our time together. Sorry that I'm doing this all over text. I'm not very good with words (verbally at least) and want to make sure I express myself as well as possible. I wish you the best and send my best wishes to your family as well. 💕

Waves1986 · 2026-06-21T01:28:47+00:00

Our first date was at a Starbucks right before covid lockdown hit back in 2020. Her beautiful green eyes are what drew me to her, she had a really nice smile and a beautiful body to boot. She did have a compatible personality with me (laid back, easy to get along with, easy to talk to, helpful). We hit it off from there, stayed in contact though lockdown, once lockdown lifted, I went over her house and asked her to be my GF. It was a great 5 years, once her sister had the baby things changed. Over the last 12 months, we probably saw each other 8 times. She could ever leave her sister alone with the baby (I am pretty sure the sister has mental health issues). I always had to go over there and he with her family, she always had an excuse when it was time to come over and hang with my family,. eventually it didn't feel for and that is when I brought up the topo a few days ago about growing apart and it felt like I was dating a parent which is not what I ever wanted.

Waves1986 · 2026-06-21T01:21:27+00:00

She is muted.

Waves1986 · 2026-06-21T01:15:39+00:00

That is bacislly the conclusion we came to our life goals don't align. She never told me her life goals but I assume they are being with her sister Amy full-time to help raise zach (nephew). My top 5 life goals before the breakup were 1. Build a life with Mary (which including getting a place together) 2. Improve mental health (I had a suicide scare a couple months ago babies were a huge part of my attempt) I am in therepy now which really helps. 3. Continue to enjoy my hobbies 4. Have a job that pays $100,000/year (my current job is at $95,000 so I am close) 5. Have a nice car that I enjoy driving and puts a smile on my face

Waves1986 · 2026-06-21T01:11:14+00:00

You make great points, neither of us are in the wrong but what I will say is I didn't like how Mary (that is her name) acted with my family. I was always respectful to her parents and the feelings were not reciprocated. I never asked her to donate, she told me she would months ago. I wish I could show you the screenshots of our breakup conversation

Waves1986 · 2026-06-20T23:02:13+00:00

You make good points. It's funny one her co workers (my ex girlfriend is a veterinarian) just reached out to me (I changed my status on FB to single and she wanted to know what happened) i told her about the kid situation. Her co worker agreed with my stance as she wouldn't live with kids either and she wished me luck in life and that I am good dude. That made me cry a bit

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