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Life  

secret_lade 49F
14388 posts
5/16/2021 4:51 am
Life


You know the feeling you get...

When the tears spring to your eyes as you bite your lip in the same spot for the 9 millionth time...

And you say to yourself, why in the FUCK do I keep doing this to myself??

That seems to be my life these days.

Constantly revisiting all those sore spots and reopening those wounds.

I saw the Hippie last weekend when I was in Petoskey....

I reopened that wound.

I had been feeling nostalgic, the 10 year anniversary of the first time we met was coming up and I just needed to talk.

We'd had lunch and it was like old times.... talking and laughing.

Also like old times were the conspiracy laden angry texts afterward about how much he hates his family, the world, and the end of life as we know it.

Just like that, those tears sprang to my eyes as I bit my lip in the exact same spot for the 9 millionth time.

Oh My Fucking God! Why do I keep doing this to myself??

I'm a horrible, rotten person to boot cause I revisited that old, bad situation and pulled off that scab for someone else as well.

secret_lade 49F
9227 posts
6/9/2021 2:28 am

    Quoting  :

It's ok. I have moved on.


secret_lade 49F
9227 posts
5/17/2021 5:02 pm

    Quoting  :

Yah, I'll bet that doesnt.


secret_lade 49F
9227 posts
5/17/2021 5:01 pm

    Quoting 69ereatwetpussy:
    STOP
    We may not know each other personal
    I've read enough to know
    You are far from a Horrible Person
    Your avery Caring Person
    This is way you return to the seen of the crime.
    You hope things change
    People don't change
    You can't change people unless they what to change.
    So you thought after all this time thing could be different
    You found out not let go tell them that.
    Tell them that are not part of your life
    You had enough ..
    Today a new day for yourself.
    Be the happy person I know you are. XOXO......
Yes, today is a new day and time for a fresh start. I do need to keep moving forward, it's hard sometimes, though. The lure of the familiar is so tempting.


secret_lade 49F
9227 posts
5/17/2021 4:52 pm

    Quoting  :

Part of me is hopeful that things will be different, and they never are. It doesn't matter how much time has passed.... Nothing is ever different. You are right, there is a reason why that person is in the past, I need to just learn to leave it there.


secret_lade 49F
9227 posts
5/17/2021 4:48 pm

    Quoting CL_Love:
    Have been glutton for punishment myself in this way. Talking to long lost friends in a way that makes all the pain of the loss since feel more raw. I need to just ignore or block them, but in my own warped way...I still care about them and I can't bring myself to seal the door shut. Sending you (((HUGS)))
It's hard when they were a big part of your past life. For me, I miss the ability to just be myself, good bad and ugly. I miss the feeling of having that partner in crime.


CL_Love 51M/50F
425 posts
5/17/2021 12:02 pm

Have been glutton for punishment myself in this way. Talking to long lost friends in a way that makes all the pain of the loss since feel more raw. I need to just ignore or block them, but in my own warped way...I still care about them and I can't bring myself to seal the door shut. Sending you (((HUGS)))


69ereatwetpussy 61M
6774 posts
5/17/2021 3:57 am

STOP
We may not know each other personal
I've read enough to know
You are far from a Horrible Person
Your avery Caring Person
This is way you return to the seen of the crime.
You hope things change
People don't change
You can't change people unless they what to change.
So you thought after all this time thing could be different
You found out not let go tell them that.
Tell them that are not part of your life
You had enough ..
Today a new day for yourself.
Be the happy person I know you are. XOXO......


secret_lade 49F
9227 posts
5/16/2021 2:03 pm

    Quoting SweetMysterie:
    I think we are hard-wired to seek comfort in familiarity. It doesn't help that our memories are clouded by strong emotions. You're not alone in opening wounds from the past. Allow yourself to feel the pain from the newly opened wound, then give yourself some grace to start a new day tomorrow.
If anything, this situation reminds me why he is not part of my present.


secret_lade 49F
9227 posts
5/16/2021 2:00 pm

    Quoting johnjuan40:
    Maybe you are just an eternal optimist. And you see the best in this man and you want to believe that it can work. Im sorry it ended up feeling bad but you tried to check in with him. Most people dont change much.....
In the 10 years I've known him, he hasn't changed at all. I've continued to move forward and improve...


secret_lade 49F
9227 posts
5/16/2021 1:55 pm

    Quoting Pleasureinc:
    Hang in there. Been there and done that, as have many others. Clarity will come in the quiet time, and then you will be better for the experience.
I will patiently wait for the clarity.


secret_lade 49F
9227 posts
5/16/2021 1:51 pm

    Quoting Mark61Smith:
    I really think our funky feelings are due to the isolation from this so called pandemic. Get outside do something with you hands. Plant something and watch it grow.
    Happy Trails
I can't really blame it on isolation, I've been working with the public through all of the pandemic. Getting out and doing stuff does help.


secret_lade 49F
9227 posts
5/16/2021 1:50 pm

    Quoting benard69:
    We live and crave the hugs and giggles..But it seems to be the tears we remember the most...Sometimes lifes a bitch..
Sometimes it is...


secret_lade 49F
9227 posts
5/16/2021 1:49 pm

thank you


secret_lade 49F
9227 posts
5/16/2021 1:48 pm

    Quoting pagancountrygirl:
    Obviously there are some good things about the Hippie...things you like...or you wouldn't keep thinking of him, wanting to talk to him. But then the parts you don't like are brought back into focus when you do see each other again. If he wasn't interested in seeing you as well, I don't think he would meet you.
You are right, if he wasn't interested in seeing me, he wouldn't have met me. For a long time, he was my partner in crime...


secret_lade 49F
9227 posts
5/16/2021 1:45 pm

    Quoting  :

I just wish I didn't feel disappointment each time I realize nothing has changed.


secret_lade 49F
9227 posts
5/16/2021 1:43 pm

    Quoting jajo696:
    Remember this my girl: As long as there is life, there is hope. Hope that things will change, hope that people will become different.

    Nope....not a horrible, rotten person at all. You just revisted and proved your re alive as your hope has not left you.

    The wounds...ahh well....we always get em....and we have remarkable reparative properties, we heal around the wounds somehow.

    Just like your lip...pretty soon it too will repair.
    Huggssss ~~
Thank you, I needed to hear this. You're right.... Deep down, I hope for a lot of things.


secret_lade 49F
9227 posts
5/16/2021 1:38 pm

    Quoting CUMHANDLEME:
    I understand this insanity well. I think the stay at home orders are creating isolation and loneliness which pushes us to reconnect with the familiar, enough if that's not the smartest decision. Don't beat yourself up too badly.
It felt kind of nice to spend time with someone who knows all about me, the good and bad.


secret_lade 49F
9227 posts
5/16/2021 1:30 pm

    Quoting mc_justmc:
    When I'm catching up with someone from my past and all those sick feelings start coming back, I appreciate the reminders that keeps me looking forward.
I've often said to others.... They're an ex for a reason. I need to be listening to my own advice.


secret_lade 49F
9227 posts
5/16/2021 1:27 pm

    Quoting Love_My_Toys:
    I'm reminded of a line from Stephen King's "Pet Semetary"...

    "Sometimes, dead is better."
You know... I have to agree. Sometimes dead is better dead.


secret_lade 49F
9227 posts
5/16/2021 1:26 pm

    Quoting citizen4722:
    I'm sorry the wound still hasn't healed after 10 years
Sometimes, it doesn't matter how much time passes, people remain the same.


secret_lade 49F
9227 posts
5/16/2021 1:24 pm

    Quoting  :

I have a lot that is changing in my life right now. Maybe deep down, I was seeking out something unchanged, and familiar.


citizen4722 66M  
74582 posts
5/16/2021 1:15 pm

I'm sorry the wound still hasn't healed after 10 years


Love_My_Toys 59M  
848 posts
5/16/2021 10:36 am

I'm reminded of a line from Stephen King's "Pet Semetary"...

"Sometimes, dead is better."


mc_justmc 63M

5/16/2021 9:44 am

When I'm catching up with someone from my past and all those sick feelings start coming back, I appreciate the reminders that keeps me looking forward.


CUMHANDLEME 61F  
794 posts
5/16/2021 9:35 am

I understand this insanity well. I think the stay at home orders are creating isolation and loneliness which pushes us to reconnect with the familiar, enough if that's not the smartest decision. Don't beat yourself up too badly.

Do you have any Primal Urges ... I do, please CUMHANDLEME and explore some of my naughty and nice Primal ... Urges with me !!!


jajo696 113F
4287 posts
5/16/2021 9:20 am

Remember this my girl: As long as there is life, there is hope. Hope that things will change, hope that people will become different.

Nope....not a horrible, rotten person at all. You just revisted and proved your re alive as your hope has not left you.

The wounds...ahh well....we always get em....and we have remarkable reparative properties, we heal around the wounds somehow.

Just like your lip...pretty soon it too will repair.
Huggssss ~~


pagancountrygirl 66F
6466 posts
5/16/2021 8:12 am

Obviously there are some good things about the Hippie...things you like...or you wouldn't keep thinking of him, wanting to talk to him. But then the parts you don't like are brought back into focus when you do see each other again. If he wasn't interested in seeing you as well, I don't think he would meet you.

Pagan
Hmmmm....I know I left that wand around here somewhere!


Ultraviolet_Sol 43M
622 posts
5/16/2021 7:39 am

Sending love and light. Take care.

*. *. *


fwblook4unow 48M

5/16/2021 7:24 am

Did you do more than talk Secret_lade? You deserve a guy that treats you right😘


benard69 66M/66F  

5/16/2021 6:59 am

We live and crave the hugs and giggles..But it seems to be the tears we remember the most...Sometimes lifes a bitch..


Mark61Smith 63M

5/16/2021 6:45 am

I really think our funky feelings are due to the isolation from this so called pandemic. Get outside do something with you hands. Plant something and watch it grow.
Happy Trails


Pleasureinc 60M  
2200 posts
5/16/2021 6:37 am

Hang in there. Been there and done that, as have many others. Clarity will come in the quiet time, and then you will be better for the experience.


johnjuan40 65M
61 posts
5/16/2021 6:25 am

Maybe you are just an eternal optimist. And you see the best in this man and you want to believe that it can work. Im sorry it ended up feeling bad but you tried to check in with him. Most people dont change much.....


SweetMysterie 51F
3641 posts
5/16/2021 5:55 am

I think we are hard-wired to seek comfort in familiarity. It doesn't help that our memories are clouded by strong emotions. You're not alone in opening wounds from the past. Allow yourself to feel the pain from the newly opened wound, then give yourself some grace to start a new day tomorrow.



“As with the butterfly, adversity is necessary to build character in people.” ~ JB Wirthlin



secret_lade 49F
9227 posts
5/16/2021 5:00 am

You know the feeling you get...

When the tears spring to your eyes as you bite your lip in the same spot for the 9 millionth time...

And you say to yourself, why in the FUCK do I keep doing this to myself??

That seems to be my life these days.

Constantly revisiting all those sore spots and reopening those wounds.

I saw the Hippie last weekend when I was in Petoskey....

I reopened that wound.

I had been feeling nostalgic, the 10 year anniversary of the first time we met was coming up and I just needed to talk.

We'd had lunch and it was like old times.... talking and laughing.

Also like old times were the conspiracy laden angry texts afterward about how much he hates his family, the world, and the end of life as we know it.

Just like that, those tears sprang to my eyes as I bit my lip in the exact same spot for the 9 millionth time.

Oh My Fucking God! Why do I keep doing this to myself??

I'm a horrible, rotten person to boot cause I revisited that old, bad situation and pulled off that scab for someone else as well.


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