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Williesmom (original poster member #22870) posted at 1:39 AM on Monday, October 21st, 2013
I just feel like ....I'm tired.
I have been seeing someone, but he obviously isn't putting the effort that I am into some kind of future relationship.
So, here I am, staring another holiday season in the face, alone. This is by no means a "poor me" post, but I just feel lost.
I feel like I have a lot to offer someone. I realize that my happiness is not dependent on some man, but I would like so much to be a part of a family, to be able to participate in that dynamic.
And, here I am on another Sunday night, alone, staring another week in the face.
Ugh.
You can stuff your sorries in a sack, mister. -George Costanza
There is a special place in hell for women who don't help other women. - Madeleine Albright
259 ( member #22860) posted at 1:55 AM on Monday, October 21st, 2013
hugs wm,
tomorrow is another day, hopefully you will wake up feeling more positive.
you are not alone in feeling like this, and you are heard, and maybe that old cliché is true - its always darkest before the dawn.
your dawn could be just round the corner.
more hugs (((WM)))
Me = FBS
Him = gone
things that happen in my life do not define who I am. I get to choose to be the best I can be, for me. cause I'm worth it.
jemimapd ( member #37895) posted at 1:56 AM on Monday, October 21st, 2013
I hear you. I am about to be divorced (I hope) and will be on my own, not for the first time. I have no family living. I find the holiday season daunting, too. I do have children so I try to focus on them and giving them a good experience which helps.
However, not all families are happy ones. I had dinner with a family last night and seeing the parents getting mega stressed and snap at each other made very glad to be out of a relationship.
The grass is always greener.....
Jemima Puddleduck is a trusting soul....
DD 1 Dec 2012; Divorced 11/13; 2 children
Me: BS (47) Him: WH (52) Her: 3 PA's
Ex bought a house, The Money Pit With Mold That Will Never Be Finished. He's living in the basement.
Myname ( member #23138) posted at 2:09 AM on Monday, October 21st, 2013
DD: 1-14-09 EA/PA OM #1
TT: 5-11&12-09
DD#2: 5-18-09 EA OM #2
5-31-09: Told me she hasn't loved me.
No kids
Me BH: 45
12-08-10: S
Divorced and moved on with my life.
welcome14 ( member #26741) posted at 2:38 AM on Monday, October 21st, 2013
I feel you. My last relationship ended in February when I caught him cheating (three in a row for me, yay!) and I have been alone since, only dating a few times because I feel like I can't be bothered to put in the effort. My bestie's husband even said a few weeks ago that he didn't understand, I was the total package, have so much to offer..(she was there of course). Sometimes, ya just have to step back to plan B. Enjoy your doggies and fulfill yourself. The happier I am, the more offers pop up. I am holding out this time for Mr. Right, not Mr. Right Now, and you should as well. Someone out there is healthy and whole and looking for an awesome woman, and you will find him when the time is right. Even with that said, I know that the biggest thing I have to look forward to in the holidays is the Glitter Bomb Exchange- otherwise known as the SI Christmas Card Exchange. That was a very nice pic of you and ur babies the year before last, btw. ((hugs))
Bs- me
Someone I used to know- Him
Nothing like a trail of blood to find your way back home- nikki sixx
I will love the light for it shows me the way, yet I will endure the darkness for it shows me the stars.
cayc ( member #21964) posted at 2:47 AM on Monday, October 21st, 2013
Right here with you.
(((williesmom)))
inconnu ( member #24518) posted at 3:03 AM on Monday, October 21st, 2013
There is no joy without gratitude. - Brené Brown
Sad in AZ ( member #24239) posted at 3:07 AM on Monday, October 21st, 2013
You are important and you matter. Your feelings matter. Your voice matters. Your story matters. Your life matters. Always.
Me: FBS (no longer betrayed nor a spouse)-63
D-day: 2007 (two years before finding SI)
S: 6/2010; D: 3/2011
PhoenixRisen ( member #35912) posted at 3:12 AM on Monday, October 21st, 2013
(((Willie))
I logged in to post a simar topic myself... Feeling another fall/winter season (with tons of family get togetherness) coming up and I'm alone.
*sigh*
I have no advice to offer, just know you are not alone
..PR..
gardenparty ( member #12050) posted at 3:19 AM on Monday, October 21st, 2013
((hugs)) Your posts are usually so upbeat. It is very hard going through the holidays alone. I hope that you can surround yourself with some good friends over the season. We have a lot of friends and co-workers out here who have no family nearby and always end up with a houseful. It helps me fill the ache of not having my own family nearby.
heartbroken30 ( member #18437) posted at 3:20 AM on Monday, October 21st, 2013
(((Willies mom)))). You are not alone in this. I often feel like falling in love again isn't in the cards for me. Big hugs to you
Me - BS 42
Kids 12 and 9
Divorced
Chrysalis123 ( member #27148) posted at 3:37 AM on Monday, October 21st, 2013
(((Williesmom))) I am in the same place. It is sad.
Someone I once loved gave me/ a box full of darkness/ It took me years to understand/ That this, too, was a gift. - Mary Oliver
Just for the record darling, not all positive changes feel positive in the beginning -S C Lourie
persevere ( member #31468) posted at 3:54 AM on Monday, October 21st, 2013
(((Hugs))) I get it.
I'm seeing someone but it's very slow, which is fine, but the holidays are not going to be together.
I was thinking this morning while working on my list for today, how much I miss having a partner to tag team chores, errands, and make the mundane stuff more fun. It's not much fun doing it all alone.
DDay:2011
Status: D 2011
Remarried to a kind and wonderful man - 2017
Above all, be the heroine, not the victim. - Nora Ephron
It is our choices...that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities.
- J. K.
Kajem ( member #36134) posted at 5:09 AM on Monday, October 21st, 2013
I trust you is a better compliment than I love you, because you may not trust the person you love, but you can always love the person you trust. - UnknownRelationships are like sharing a book, it doesn't work if you're not on the same page.
hexed ( member #19258) posted at 5:46 AM on Monday, October 21st, 2013
(((Williesmom)))
you are fantastic. you do have a lot to offer. don't ever doubt that
But that's just a lot of water
Underneath a bridge I burned
And there's no use in backtracking
Around corners I have turned
“Many of us crucify ourselves between two thieves - regret for the past and fear of the future.” -foulton oursler
cmego ( member #30346) posted at 1:29 PM on Monday, October 21st, 2013
I totally understand that feeling, but I really try to rock the holidays.
I have younger kids, so it is easy for me to focus on them, but I do stuff for me too. I decorate for me, I buy myself presents, I plan a little holiday party for my girlfriends...
Dump the guy, he isn't giving you what you want, and find something that you love about the holidays and focus there.
((((WM)))))
me...BS, 46 years old.
Divorced
FaithFool ( member #20150) posted at 4:29 PM on Monday, October 21st, 2013
This ^^^^.
We have to make our own joy. It's not an easy thing to learn and master, but if you want to achieve core happiness from within, it's something to think about.
Big huge hugs to you sweetie. You are worth all the joy life can give you.
DDay: June 15, 2008
Mistakenly married Mr. Superfreak
20 years of OWs, WTF?
Divorced Dec 26, 2011
"Life is a shipwreck, but we must not forget
to sing in the lifeboats". -- Voltaire
macakipa ( member #33735) posted at 5:19 PM on Monday, October 21st, 2013
M -25 years, T - 31 years, 4 children
Dday October 8, 2011 - Multiple PAs and ONs
Divorced 1-8-13
"When you give a lot of importance to someone in your life, you lose your importance in their life."
nutmegkitty ( member #33882) posted at 5:34 PM on Monday, October 21st, 2013
Me - happy!
2 DDs
Very happily divorced from an NPD since 2013.
nowiknow23 ( member #33226) posted at 5:36 PM on Monday, October 21st, 2013
You can call me NIK
And never grow a wishbone, daughter, where your backbone ought to be.
― Sarah McMane
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