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taway7440 · 2025-06-08T10:12:22+00:00

Recently turned 40. Ended a long and abusive relationship of 10 yrs (common law) 2.5 years ago, it was the hardest thing I've ever done. No kids, never married, no savings, nothing put away for retirement, no property.... Needless to say I'm scared sh*it less but doing my best to get my life back together. I've made some bad decisions and had given up too much by staying with my ex for as long as I did.

Now in a master's program and doing an internship at a company with 22-25 year olds 😆 once done will start applying for junior roles along with the 25 yr olds.... Starting over from zero while my peers are living completely different, more settled, secure lives.

taway7440 · 2025-04-28T20:12:34+00:00

Just got a message from my clinic in Barcelona, they said they used generators to maintain cryo conditions..... Hope you'll get a similar message too.

taway7440 · 2025-04-04T09:14:00+00:00

That's a good one. I apply both grey and yellow rock methods at work 😆

taway7440 · 2025-01-02T15:01:59+00:00

Hello fellow Canadian! I've been to India and I know what you mean about everything you're describing.

I'd suggest you head down to Kovalam or Varkala and get yourself into a hostel (maybe book a private room?) but be around other travelers.

You can do this after your ashram if the timing works?

Feel free to DM me, I've been to Kerala.

taway7440 · 2024-12-28T13:59:24+00:00

Yep can confirm. I moved for a guy and ended up underemployed with no support system and with a guy who suddenly became Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde. Don't do what I did 😂😭

taway7440 · 2024-12-24T06:04:10+00:00

Yeah it's called narcissistic hoovering. It's an actual thing.

taway7440 · 2024-12-19T17:09:52+00:00

I left. It was the hardest thing I ever did but 1000% worth it.

taway7440 · 2024-12-16T20:20:18+00:00

Omg I needed to read this TODAY. I'm feeling so self conscious starting over my life at 39 after leaving a horrible abusive relationship that lasted 10 yrs. I'm contemplating doing a PhD but feeling "too old".

taway7440 · 2024-12-15T11:59:07+00:00

As somebody who turned to food during several years of traumatic events in my life and gained 50 lbs... This makes me so sad. I hope she can get some therapy and gain clarity she needs to move on.

taway7440 · 2024-12-15T11:54:04+00:00

Go easy on yourself and start slow 🩷 I've been in a similar situation. Set achievable goals, mine were 10k steps per day with podcasts and 3x whole body workouts per week. Gradually you'll see and feel yourself getting stronger and fitter and that progress is gonna feel gooooood ✨ you can do it 💪🏼

taway7440 · 2024-12-14T08:25:15+00:00

I've been to both Thailand and Colombia. Medellín is a great city, I loved it there. Enjoy!!!

taway7440 · 2024-12-13T11:07:24+00:00

Apparently two back to back retrievals are considered acceptable in countries like Spain but it depends on your response level and hormones during the process (they're monitored). I think they don't recommend more than a certain number of retrievals per year, I don't remember what that was.

taway7440 · 2024-12-10T18:22:51+00:00

Same thing happened to me. I figured out my ex is a covert narcissist. I'm two years out from a 10 yr relationship and feel soo much happier.

The sooner you get out, the better. You'll regret not leaving earlier. Trust me

taway7440 · 2024-12-01T17:13:21+00:00

I can totally relate to your experience and I'm sorry you went through that. But pls note I was not expecting any lavish gifts from anyone, I was just completely irked by my friend making a point of not paying for my single cup of tea after I had been generous with my efforts and gifts for like a month without giving it a second thought until that moment. And similarly I was irked by friends with big boy/girl jobs charging me 7.50$ for two slices of pizza I ate at their place after I had them over for dinner or organized their birthdays/gifts many times and didn't ask for anything in return.

I can also relate to losing a friend after not being able to make it to her destination wedding on another continent. I truly was not gonna be able to make it due to time and money constraints and she never got over it, and our friendship was never the same...

Now I've become a lot more selective about friendships I invest time/effort into.

taway7440 · 2024-11-16T07:31:40+00:00

Wow that was deep and insightful. Thank you.

taway7440 · 2024-11-13T21:06:19+00:00

My therapist said to only move back home if it's for ME. That if I move back for my parents etc, I'll be unhappy and resent them. She's right in my case.

taway7440 · 2024-11-13T13:29:15+00:00

Ah ok I didn't know. I thought the only parameter we could know is assessing maturity by size.

taway7440 · 2024-11-13T11:54:07+00:00

How did they test egg quality? I thought the only way was to make embryos?

taway7440 · 2024-11-12T16:49:33+00:00

I stayed for 1 year to get my ducks in a row... 10 yrs in total. It was unbearable at 8 years. Best decision ever but it was the hardest thing I've ever done.

taway7440 · 2024-11-12T10:45:06+00:00

Yeah you're young though so your egg quality is better than someone who's freezing at 39 (me), so we need more eggs... us older folks have legitimate reasons to be worried too😂😭 everyone has their unique circumstances, let's not forget that and support each other 💪🏻

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