How old are you SD? You're my hero man.

Read his whole story, yeah he is something

Enigmanetic Im 31. I don't know about being a hero or anything... im just trying to find a little bit of peace of mind. I probably should be trying to make my life less complicated and focus on the things that will make me whole again. Im not sure if hanging with these woman will do that but it feels good to smile... have fun... good conversation... and to flirt a little.

I know that the process I'm going through is going to take a long time. Its only really been since end of September that my ex and I broke up. She was my life. I honestly, in my heart, thought I had found the one. I had given everything I could possibly give. I would have done anything for us. But she picked the one thing I could never be or do.

I wish her the best and honestly, though I can't be the one to make her happy, I hope she finds it. The hard part is that I am left with all these feelings and memories. They are my highs and lows. It will take time for the hurt to fade. She really was my idea of the perfect woman. Had everything I ever wanted. Funny how things work out that way. You find the one and spend 7 years together only to find out that though it is perfect, she can't be with you because she is gay.

Life goes on. Take it day by day. Fighting those little battles inside that make you stronger. Remember your accomplishments and the strength you do have. In time... you do heal. In time you will smile without effort. In time... you move on.

Here is an exsert from the writings of Max Ehramann's Desiderata.

Take kindly the counsel of the years,
gracefully surrendering the things of youth.
Nurture strength of spirit to shield you in sudden misfortune.
But do not distress yourself with dark imaginings.
Many fears are born of fatigue and loneliness.
Beyond a wholesome discipline,
be gentle with yourself.

You are a child of the universe,
no less than the trees and the stars;
you have a right to be here.
And whether or not it is clear to you,
no doubt the universe is unfolding as it should.

It is a wonderful writing I recommend you read it here

Max Ehrmann's "Desiderata"

It's a beeyach to realise you are a small part ina big puzzle, but you can be a happy small part.

I can at that. Life is what you make of it... I may get knocked down or beaten up but you will never break me. You can never break my spirit. I'll keep getting up and fighting back.

Well... here I sit in a hotel on a business trip in Japan. Just sitting in the hotel room thinking. Thinking about the ex. Not anything in particular... just wishing I could talk to her. Not about anything. Just about how her day was... how mine was. What she has been up too... and how her work has been after the xmas break. How the new place is coming along... and the new life she is living. Just missing the little stuff. Life feels weird not having her in it... though we do talk from time to time. I know that its just a matter of time. Seven years of history just doesn't go away. I expect a period of adjustment.

Guess I'm just used to talking to her when I'm on travel. She is who chats with me online and who I call when I have a moment. But now she isn't that part of my life anymore.

I can't complain too much because there are 2 girls out there that want me to be a bigger part of there lives. I'm just not in a place to do that right now. My heart still isn't mine yet and I couldn't do that to them. They know what I have been through and are cool. I just need lots of time. I'm in a place right now where things are not so black and white. Where things are gray... and emotions are sedated. I hate not feeling... but its part of this whole thing.

<She even said I was perfect... I was just not the right gender. That's right. The woman I loved for 7 years finally decided that she could no longer lie to herself about being a lesbian.>

Wow..

Id missed a lot of updates...

Good poem above.

I envy you, being in far off exotic places. Do you travel alone, or do you have associates? At least and intepretor, LOL, don't tell me you speak a few foreign languages?

Its not to bad. I get to travel around a little. My company just buys the plane ticket and that's about it. I book the hotel, find my way there and to where ever I have to work. I almost always come alone. Its kind of interesting and fulfilling to do it on your own. I don't really speak any foreign languages but I make around all right.

Its nice to have the distraction every now and then from the daily 9-5 at a desk. I have to admit... I have seen lots of cool places. I also get to work on some cool ships and build/engineer some pretty cool things. Matter of fact... im sitting in a hotel room in the middle of Yokohama, Japan.

I'm still doing OK. Not as many ups and downs. Today I feel a little off though. It's her birthday today and I'm a little sad...

Knowing that life presents us with no more than we are able to handle, we may become weak... lose breath... perhaps even lose our way. But even then, the path is chosen and answers are being collected with every step.

I am happy... just being me.

Wow I just read your entire story, I envy your courage stamina and outlook on life. You have been through things I can't even imagine me handling. I too have been through a broken heart bu! But not like you. For 31 yrs you had a tough life it just goes to show how god doesn't put weight on our shoulders we can't handle. All the best in your future and enjoy being you because that's all you you can be!

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wow i just read ur entire story, i envy your courage stamina and outlook on life. you have been through things i can't even imagine me handling. i too have been through a broken heart bu!! but not like you. for 31 yrs you had a tough life it just goes to show how god doesn't put weight on our shoulders we can't handle. all the best in your future and enjoy being you coz thats all you u can be!

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Thanks... here is some friendly advice for everyone. Take care of you first... your body and mind.

As far as relationships are concerned...

Maybe...it is true that we don't know what we have got until we lose it, but it is also true that we don't know what we have been missing until it arrives. Maybe...the happiest of people don't necessarily have the best of everything; they just make the most of everything that comes along their way.

It's been a years since I first joined this site and I have come full circle.

When I first started posting, I was desperate just like most people on this forum, to work it out... to make things better... to fix what was broken. In time you learn that time is what is needed for things to get better. Time to reflect on what happened with a clear mind... clear understanding. Time to understand if the path you were walking was the right one for you... if you were truly happy or just fooling yourself into thinking you were.

Even though it kills you to be apart from that person you love or want. You need that time... to remember who you are. To remember where you are going and how important it is to be just you sometimes. We can get caught up in that other person so much that you forget who you are. You loose a part of yourself... sometimes all of yourself.

There is a happy medium that you have to walk. Being a part of a "healthy relationship" with someone... but also having a health relationship with "yourself". My EX told me something that really stuck in my head... Be happy just being you... don't make someone else your whole world... its to big a burden for any one person to bare.

I have had a long year since last year. I've lost a lover of 7 years... and gained her back. Found out that she was gay... managed to keep her as a friend. :) Dated other girls... found some crazy ones... found some wrong types. Gotten a little lost... depended on friends... and found my way back. Discovered how to be happy just being me... and I found a bonus to my life... her name is Traci.

You never know exactly where life is going to take you... don't be afraid to take chances... little risks. You never know what you might miss out on. You will find that...in the end...it was worth the ride.

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Yes, you have gone through a long journey, and learned much, and are happy now, and that my friend makes my day. Thanks for that, and I hope you visit more often, and above all enjoy yourself.

I think you are a diamond person. And you love life.
Thanks for your story!

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I believe T-Man is impressed by her lifestyle and her writing but I personally don't think this should have any affect on you! That's her life. She wants to have her life and also come to you whenever she likes. She gives it no name and she is just keeping you strung along in the greatest way a girl can ever do it. She sure is rare in the sense that she has this amazing power to keep you around, even though she knows you want more. She is hurting you and you know it. Why put yourself through this? Try moving on my friend. Don't fall for this! She is oh so clever!

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I'm glad someone else posted it first. I think she's jerking you around. The clues are in her letters to you.

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It's been a years since I first joined this site and I have come full circle.

When I first started posting, I was desperate just like most people on this forum, to work it out....to make things better...to fix what was broken. In time you learn that time is what is needed for things to get better. Time to reflect on what happened with a clear mind ....clear understanding. Time to understand if the path you were walking was the right one for you....if you were truly happy or just fooling yourself into thinking you were.

Even though it kills you to be apart from that person you love or want. You need that time...to remember who you are. To remember where you are going and how important it is to be just you sometimes. We can get caught up in that other person so much that you forget who you are. You loose a part of yourself...sometimes all of yourself.

There is a happy medium that you have to walk. Being a part of a "healthy relationship" with someone....but also having a health relationship with "yourself". My EX told me something that really stuck in my head....Be happy just being you....don't make someone else your whole world....its to big a burden for any one person to bare.

I have had a long year since last year. I've lost a lover of 7 years...and gained her back. Found out that she was gay....managed to keep her as a friend. :) Dated other girls....found some crazy ones....found some wrong types. Gotten a little lost.....depended on friends ....and found my way back. Discovered how to be happy just being me....and I found a bonus to my life...her name is Traci.

You never know exactly where life is going to take you...don't be afraid to take chances....little risks. You never know what you might miss out on. You will find that...in the end...it was worth the ride.

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Talk about a happy ending! Be the man!! :D

I just read the whole story and I must first of all say, you are such a strong person that has gone through things I could only slightly imagine; and it has made you such a better person. Thank you for posting this amazing journey as I hope to learn and take lesson from it.

I am going to above all starting living more for myself and not for others.

Cheers and grats!!

What a great end to this story , well done sdjosh hopefully others can learn from your journey.

Congrats my friend!!

WOW!! Thank you everyone for you kind words. I am happy to share my story with everyone... if it helps one person, than it has fulfilled its purpose.

I'm still doing great and enjoying my life. Traci and I are enjoying our time together and we both can't stop smiling. We make it a point to have time to ourselves as well... to do the things that make us happy. It is important for a person to have there time... to reflect... to appreciate... to renew themselves.

Just a quick update. Traci and I are doing better than ever and she asked me to move in. I am happier than I have ever been.

Very glad your doing well. A good example of finding happiness after a break up.

Talaniman... you are the best... you say it like it is. I agree... she is a Maverick all right!

SDjosh... my advice to you is give her all the space she needs... and remember what she said"she misses you when you are gone". Think about that... Good Luck!

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Talaniman....you are the best...you say it like it is. I agree...she is a Maverick alright!

SDjosh...my advice to you is give her all the space she needs....and remember what she said"she misses you when you are gone". Think about that....Good Luck!

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This is not the same woman that I was with for 7 years.

I'm in a new relationship or rather have been for the last 11 months. Everything has been wonderful. Even through the hard times we have found a way to communicate, understand, support, and move forward. I am thankful for my previous relationship that failed... because I have learned from it. I... like many on this board thought I had lost my world, but this new relationship proved that you honestly don't know what you have been missing till it arrives.

Everyone who reads this understand that you can't stop moving forward with your own life. We all have highs and lows. Even through the best of times we all fall... we all fail. "ALL" of us. You are not alone. But you have to keep moving forward... with each step... answers are being found.

You are soooo right! Good luck in your new relationship

Congratulations dear, you've come a long way, considering that your original post is a year old... you've learned a lot about yourself.

Great for you... and great for those who come here for advice and get some more insight from you that not all is lost.

Wish you all the best in your life!

Darn,, feel so lost without my Smilies...
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I just think she is a being a and selfish don't hold backk gooo and live you life

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i just think she is a being a and selfish dnt hold backk gooo and live ya life

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Who are you talking about? Have you even read my story? I have moved on from that past relationship but learned from it. I'm with someone new and completely happy.

I read the entire post and I have to say that I am taking your story as means to help with my situation after a tough break up. Thank you very much for all of your postings. This has given me hope that I will find someone else in the future if I move on and work on myself. The rollercoaster ride of emotions after a break up is so intense, but you have proven that if you stay strong and stay positive, that things will work out in the end. Well done and thanks again.

This is just amazing! I love this story! It's not Disney, it's real life! A real love story! Even if this ends, I'm sure he knows there will always be something better and he has his own life to reflect upon! As I said above, this is AMAZING!!

One question... Is Traci and Jane the same woman? Or is it the 2nd girl you speak of? If it's someone different altogether, then you are a mac daddy!!

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This is just amazing! I love this story! It's not Disney, it's real life! A real love story! Even if this ends, I'm sure he knows there will always be something better and he has his own life to reflect upon! As I said above, this is AMAZING!!!

One question...Is Traci and Jane the same woman? Or is it the 2nd girl you speak of? If it's someone different altogether, then you are a mac daddy!!!!

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Traci is a different woman altogether. I am happy to say that we were married recently and very happy.

Hi Sdjosh, Congratulations for the wedding, and also for such an amazing journey through your life so far.
I am very interested to know how well your friendship with your ex work out since then? How is she doing?

Much happiness through your life, Sdjosh and thanks for sharing, and giving us a great example of keeping it real, and moving forward.

I have reread my post and feel so much stronger and wiser.

I am happy to tell you that I have been married over a year and 5 months. We seem to be more in love everyday. We both have been through bad past relationships and we know to appreciate each other everyday. I am soooo Happy!

I hope that who ever reads this understand that life is crazy. We all go through heart ache but you have to keep moving forward. You have to keep trying... because there is no other way to be happy. Give... Get... and Live Love.

Thank you for being there for me... all of you.

Josh

Thanks for coming back and giving an update! Glad you're doing well!

Hopefully you'll stick around to help others out! No pressure.