Jill – you are a beautiful person and know that you are not alone. Your fashion, beautiful smile, and caring way does not go unnoticed. You took my breathe away the other day when I met you.
Long Island Guy
]]>SHARED experience. True and encouraging. Thanks.
I need to leave my boyfriend of two years because despite a deep love for each other, great chemistry and a lot of fun, not enough of boxes are checked (lack of confidence, some integrity, and some leadership issues). I’m sad and feel alone because being with him has made my life better than it had been in years, in fact ever: he is kind, patient, funny, gracious and adventurous and someone that I will love forever, whether we are together or not.
I hate that because we won’t be in a dedicated relationship anymore we can’t be in each other’s company as cherished friends. For a while it won’t be possible to be together and not fall back into the relationship.
I’m not looking forward to living in this state but I suspect it will force me to grow, to appreciate and take stock of my side of the equation in this and all relationships. And this loneliness will bring me to my knees to talk to God a bit more.
I’m learning that just because I’m sad or lonely doesn’t mean I need to “fix” these emotions and get rid of them. This is what “normal” and “healthy” really are. Not mother’s “go to your room until you can be happy again.” There’s stench in the social media air that says we should always be happy and to push down anger, sadness, frustration and so on.
Nope. I’m not getting on that train to crazy-town.
I’m going to embrace these awful feelings because they are what will heal me and allow me to move on to next best thing that is planned for me.
Giddy up. We go.
]]>Love, Tamara
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