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Mar 24, 2006Comments: 163 · Posts: 6615 · Topics: 326
I also have lost someone but have recently tried/failed to move on after nearly 3 years... All I can say is that if this person is worth it, then you'll need the patience to see him through. He may feel as I do and that is I do want to love again but feel extreme guilt that I can be happy with someone else and also at times feel I'm betraying the love that we (the departed one) had. All this can be sorted through time & patience. It may not be easy but that's where you have to weigh up whether he is worth it!
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Nov 30, 2006Comments: 0 · Posts: 3480 · Topics: 90
He is worth it = that I cant say enough but he hasnt even removed her belongings from the house which means he has built a shrine to her...he speaks of her freely which I can understand but the rest? SOMEBODY should have helped him do this by now. I know when my father died my brother made my mother take all of his belongings and give them to charity...I didnt understand the rush at the time but now I realise that she moved on so much quicker (not romantically as she is still alone and will probably be til she passes) by being a different person - more outgoing and finding a new way in life rather than relying on him. My virgo spends a lot of time grieving still and only last weekend he saw the "in laws" and he spent the entire weekend moping around knowing I live only 5 minutes down the road.
I do understand what you're saying and I want to put the time in if only he gave an inkling that he wanted me to. Since we had the chat he's tried harder but is he only doing it to keep me around for now? anybodys guess. I am the first woman he's gotten close with since her passing so I may only be a stepping stone.
He is worth it, I love him to bits and he's so not the man I'd normally have fallen for as I have, in the past, been somewhat vain. But having said that, it means I love him for him, not what he looks like, etc (although he is kinda cute).
I dont know, I really dont know whether I should just keep dating others coz Im just way too loyal (I am a Leo) but Ive waited for guys before just for them to dismiss everything when they found something better.
Virgo did say he'd like to keep seeing me and that we should cool down the physical aspect (for my sake) and keep hanging out, do things and see where things go. He has given me nothing concrete though and I know he wont for a long time, firstly because he is a Virgo, secondly, because of what he's still to go through.
Oh and dont even ask me to help him get rid of her stuff - that would creep me out big time. My friend lost her husband 5 years ago and within 18 months she was living with another man (yes they had their ups and downs but they've made it work)...they are now married again and his passing was a tragic aeroplane crash whereas my Virgo's wife passed after a long illness. Not that there's a difference coz it still hurts a lot.
I dont know how I'd be - I guess we all grieve in different ways and Sweethearts Im really sorry that you're struggling with your situation
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Mar 24, 2006Comments: 163 · Posts: 6615 · Topics: 326
How long it takes depends on the length and depth of their relationship. Also the time he held on to the hope that she would beat this illness...I'm thinking it's Cancer which is what took my love Glenn and 3 other friends. You know in your heart that they are going to die but you never ever believe it even when they do, complete denial!
Another thing to consider is that although we hold these loved ones with high values we dont forget their faults and also understand what we really want out of a new relationship...there are these expectations in our mind to uphold. Almost a check list and we dont want to settle for anything less. BUT in reality it maybe too high a price for most. The fact that you are with him means you meet some, if not alot of those important criteria.
From experience...I never explained my situation and how I felt to my new man but always kept myself guarded. In hind-sight if I knew I was going to lose him because I hadn't learnt to deal with my past or even openly express my reservations to him, I certainly would have, but that's me. Too late to turn back the clock.
It's harder to get a man to open up but pick the time and try to at least get him to talk to you about her, even if he is explaining how wonderful she was or how frustrating she could be. If he can do this he has your trust. Don't ever feel threatened by her or jealous...
I certainly wouldn't date or see anyone else. If he finds out you are, then you will lose any trust he has for you and him completely. AND NO definietly dont have anything to do with moving her things out of their home, no talk of it from you at all!! That he will do in his own time and only then regardless of ANYBODY'S opinion!
One thing I do appreciate is when people talk about my love Glenn by name, he lived even though he died. He's still very real to me! I seen that when someone dies everybody is too scared to even bring their name up! Me and my friends find comfort in speaking or others speaking their names. They are still very real and a much apart of us!
Hope some of this helps.
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Jul 30, 2007Comments: 3 · Posts: 10583 · Topics: 206
interesting. wise words, furry.
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Jul 30, 2007Comments: 3 · Posts: 10583 · Topics: 206
wait...
why do i recognize this writing style ? lk?!?
::squints, rubs eyes::
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you know what? life is like streets while the rush hour. Or streets in the dark night. you are not the only person who is confused, angry or fearful. This man, that woman, you and me. We are all given questions. Then we pass them to public. This is only a little abuse of time we have. Otherwise you have no other choice but go through it, which means:
1. sometimes you don't want to wait that long and date other men.
2. sometimes you don't want to corrupt your loyal soul and want to be there for him.
after three years you both are tired of all this. somebody else pops up in your life. somebody else in his. and from there you start a new story.
and some people have better luck and someone is waiting for them in their shared home. the others are still jumping from one sad story to another one.
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Apr 13, 2005Comments: 0 · Posts: 44084 · Topics: 685
You say nobody has helped him, and someone should have .... maybe you're only suppose to be that someone and nothing more.
Not every person we love is suppose to be The One.
You say you are loyal, is that suppose to imply that you only know how to be loyal for intimate relationships?
Not every person we love is suppose to be our lover.
Sometimes, we find ourselves drawn to and loving people to whom are brought to us because we need it .. we are in need.
You've made several threads about this man, who is in need, he is stuck in his life and NEEDS to keep living ... so help him.
Maybe this is your only purpose in his life.
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Oct 11, 2006Comments: 2454 · Posts: 30581 · Topics: 372
I think you should continue to be there for him...because like PA said, you might have been put in his life for a reason. But, at the same time, you have needs too. You should be alert to other opportunities that may pop up in your life.
He can't give you all of his attention/heart right now. And maybe not ever. Who knows?
If you stay in this relationship, putting in everything you got, and he can't give you the same - then you're just going to end up feeling slighted by him and even resentful of his deceased wife. (I can tell it might already be going there.)
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"yeah but that plays right into the leo mode of "i can fix it" and that is fixing...not a relationship"
Right, that was my point.
She wants a relationship, while at the same time realizing that it would be a tremendous compromise on her part .. a compromise at this time that might not ever bear fruit .... so, why even continue to view this relationship as one that is suppose to mean something on the romantic level?
It is my suspicion that she is suppose to leave now .. and never to return to him, and that this is what he needs. Once she's gone, he will be in pain, to be sure ... but, he'll also have a feeling inside welling up, telling him ...... 'I'm desired, she wanted me, there is hope'.
She won't reap the rewards of having him once he breaks free from his chains he binds himself in, for she will be gone .. but, she will reap the rewards for being the person who freed another.
And that is much more rewarding because it is selfless.
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Oct 11, 2006Comments: 2454 · Posts: 30581 · Topics: 372
That's beautiful & something you'd see on the Lifetime channel. (Which you only watch when you're PMSing.)
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Nov 30, 2006Comments: 0 · Posts: 3480 · Topics: 90
Thank you everybody....Im sitting here bawling (and I dont do that often) but yes I know what I have to do, and thats slowly fade away. I care deeply for him and will always remain friends as much as I can. I cant do the "lets hang out and do stuff and see where we go from there" again as he suggested. I know how this story ends, Lord knows Ive been the "fixer" so many times so they could move on, and its time for me to realise it before its too painful.
Thanks - you helped a lot.
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Mar 24, 2006Comments: 163 · Posts: 6615 · Topics: 326
That's sooo sad, now you are hurting just like me and sooo many of us because we dont have patience to wait for something beautiful. The pain & anguish will be around for months and unfortunetly will make us that much more guarded when someone else tries to enter our lives. Why, do we do it to ourselves... sometimes I think we wont/dont want to let ourselves be happy or enjoy some happiness...
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Oct 11, 2006Comments: 2454 · Posts: 30581 · Topics: 372
I, too, think you made the right decision.
I hope you are at peace with it and you are able to keep on happily.
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Jul 30, 2007Comments: 3 · Posts: 10583 · Topics: 206
Awww, Chatz. You're both awesome people, and all this- your decision was probably for the best. Have no regrets!
people that are so inept about how to act around others socially should NOT be around
people socially. until someone teaches you how to behave....leave people alone!
if you dont know how to treat people right...does this ring a bell
"do on to others as you would have them do on to you," does that ring a bell in all
your years of learning? yes, i am sarcastic because you are on here day in and day
out dishing out advice to others on this subject but yet you ask what are the rules in
treating other people. of course you should tell the man you want and plan to date other
people. thats called being honest.
i swear to God they should not allow people to be around others until they pass a test
like a driver. they are just as dangerous to people as when you get somone who is not
skilled at driving behind the wheel.
its fine and dandy that you are on here asking what you should do but you should have
done this before you jumped into anything.