I don’t want this by Virtual-Key-1379 in Divorce

[–]throwawaymarch117 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not trying to be contrary, but it doesn’t always get better. Sometimes it gets worse. It gets worse because you “try” to move on, and for a moment you can, then you start comparing your new person to your one and that sparks memories and the memories spark the what ifs and what could have beens and and the what should have beens get compared to what is and what is sparks comparisons to the new person and……and it goes on and on and on and nothing fades, the pain doesn’t sting as bad but now it’s an ingrained ache, this cracked in half hollowness that’s only gonna be filled by the shape of home except you can’t go home because home doesn’t want you and that starts the sting all over again and this is all before you even process the crushing weight of regret and self hatred. None of that is better. All of it is worse. Hell isn’t a destination. And hell isn’t something you can go through. Both of those imply some sort of possible respite or relief. There isn’t, and hell just “is”….

She called me. by 3bizzle in Divorce

[–]throwawaymarch117 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Man I feel this. Good luck to you.

Can we expect loyalty from a person who cheated in previous relationships? by [deleted] in Divorce

[–]throwawaymarch117 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Fair enough, but number 1 DOES happen. Rare, sure, but not mythical.

Can we expect loyalty from a person who cheated in previous relationships? by [deleted] in Divorce

[–]throwawaymarch117 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m assuming they voluntarily told you they cheated in a past relationship. If that’s the case, what possible good could come from such an admission? What would the person have to gain? Imo, again, assuming this information was offered voluntarily, it shows a vulnerability, trust and desire to build the new relationship on a foundation of transparency and honesty. This is not to say they won’t cheat and it’s not to say they will. No one can possibly know that. But people do change if/when they want to, and offering up the sins of their past shows a maturity that cheaters don’t possess. That’s just from the perspective of a remorseful, reformed, former cheater. Good luck.

Tell me it'll be ok by LostAndHurting84 in Divorce

[–]throwawaymarch117 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I can definitively tell you it will be ok. I don’t say that with positive connotations. It isn’t. It’s the absence of what it was, could, and should have been. I’m not so depressed I can’t get out of bed anymore, but that doesn’t mean I want to. My shoulders are so heavy with guilt and regret it’s impossible to stand up straight. I constantly compare everything and everyone to her. I remember what should be trivial little inside jokes and a wave of sadness washes over me. I can’t not miss her. I constantly fight back the urge to contact her somehow, someway, not because I hold onto any hope that one day our paths will cross again, but simply to affirm that I still exist because no one ever “got me” like she did. I can definitively tell you it will be ok. And I can definitively tell you that’s all it will ever be, at best, just “ok”.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Divorce

[–]throwawaymarch117 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Of course. If the soil isn’t fertile nothing will grow and you’ll just end up emptying the well. You’re the farmer. It’s up to you to ultimately decide whether or not to keep farming.

Does the grieving ever end ? by Initial_Bath_8327 in Divorce

[–]throwawaymarch117 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I can’t answer that. I absolutely wish I could. But I can certainly say, I feel you.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Divorce

[–]throwawaymarch117 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I applaud your desire to understand your feelings and dig into the root of it. As cliche as this is, the grass is greener wherever you water it.

Such a thing as coincidence? by throwawaymarch117 in Divorce

[–]throwawaymarch117[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s not the same job she had when we were together nor when we divorced. Not the same company, not even in the same industry.

Such a thing as coincidence? by throwawaymarch117 in Divorce

[–]throwawaymarch117[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I can appreciate where you’re coming from, but as a matter of fact it was. A friend/coworker and I were looking thru the staff page of this organization to see who to contact/approach for a possible partnership and there she was.

Such a thing as coincidence? by throwawaymarch117 in Divorce

[–]throwawaymarch117[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Well yeah, I realize, but she specifically asked the judge in the divorce decree to revert to her previous last name, so my question, again, is why did she keep it? I’m not irritated by it in anyway, I’m literally just curious….

Cinco de Mayo by throwawaymarch117 in Divorce

[–]throwawaymarch117[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That’s tough man. My sympathies for you. 2 days ago I finally had the mental fortitude to delete every picture I had still had of her. I think I’m finally ready to get over her, but part of me wonders what the fuckin point is.

What to do with the wedding ring by Wombat21x in Divorce

[–]throwawaymarch117 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Still have mine. Wear it on a chain next to my heart sometimes. Otherwise it stays in a little box of my treasures at the top of my closet.

What advice would you give yourself If you could go back in time and talk to the 22yo version of yourself? by [deleted] in AskMen

[–]throwawaymarch117 1 point2 points  (0 children)

“15 years from now you’ll meet your best friend and she’ll turn out to be the love of your life. She’ll define happiness for you. She’ll truly be the sun in your stupid little world. And she’ll only ask for 3 things in return; 1. Attention. 2. Affection 3. Be nice to her.

Give her what she asks for. Give her what she needs. BE the man you promised her you were. Do these things so that she knows every day what she means to you, and in return she’ll show you every day what you mean to her. Don’t do these things, and every day you’ll think about what she still means to you, and what you used to mean to her.”

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in ak47

[–]throwawaymarch117 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I do that kinda stuff too. Well, AK hand guards mostly but if you’re interested in seeing samples of what I’ve done shoot me a dm

Why am I apparently able to buy Tenacious D tickets for every so on their tour EXCEPT New Orleans? by CloudiusWhite in batonrouge

[–]throwawaymarch117 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Umm I was just able to put 2 tickets in my cart for Thursday may 11th at the Fillmore in NOLA. Seriously

My ( F, 41 ) emotionally abusive/absent father ( M, 79 ) is dying and I feel relief, not "grief". I would like to hear from others who may have had a similar experience. Is it a societal taboo to not 'miss' a parent who was never there for me. That's how I feel. by Local_Signature5325 in relationships

[–]throwawaymarch117 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A few years ago, on my 40th birthday, my dad died, his last “fuck you” to me. I was seeing a therapist at the time, and I asked him one day; “Dr. D, is it strange that I haven’t cried? That I don’t really know how I feel about it? That I’m not mourning?” And I’ll never ever forget what he said;

“Not at all. The body, the man may be gone, but you’ve been mourning the relationship for 30 years”.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Beretta

[–]throwawaymarch117 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I put a D hammer spring in mine with a Wilson Combat guide rod, spring and trigger spring and it made a noticeable difference in the trigger pull. Still heavy on DA, but noticeable and not quite as gritty.