JemothSkarii said:
I'm stuck between a rock and a big stick with 'Fuck You' carved in it. Still soul despairingly missing my ex after a few months; found out about a week ago my 'best friend' (who believed he was gay) has been going out with her shortly after we broke up, and even then I believe they had feelings for each other while I was with her. Meanwhile, I'm falling for another friend's sister who doesn't trust guys or wants a boyfriend, and effectively sees me as a brother. but gives off mixed signals...Whenever I start getting better something new about the ex pops up and knocks me down again.
So am I happy with being single? Not really...but I kinda just wanna be Forever Alone right now....now to end this sad post with a sad quote...
"Have you ever been in love? Horrible isn't it? It makes you so vulnerable. It opens your chest and it opens up your heart and it means someone can get inside you and mess you up. You build up all these defenses. You build up a whole armor, for years, so nothing can hurt you, then one stupid person, no different from any other stupid person, wanders into your stupid life... You give them a piece of you. They didn't ask for it. They did something dumb one day, like kiss you or smile at you, and then your life isn't your own anymore. Love takes hostages. It gets inside you. It eats you out and leaves you crying in the darkness, so simple a phrase like 'maybe we should be just friends' or 'how very perceptive' turns into a glass splinter working its way into your heart. It hurts. Not just in the imagination. Not just in the mind. It's a soul-hurt, a body-hurt, a real gets-inside-you-and-rips-you-apart pain. Nothing should be able to do that. Especially not love. I hate love." - Neil Gaiman
I love Neil Gaiman.
Oh, and it gets better. Eventually you just become numb to your ex's. My ex fiance is with my ex girlfriend. Yes, you read that right.
Time doesn't heal all wounds. But it makes them much easier to ignore, it helps you work out what the painful triggers are and avoid them forever more. Like I try and avoid talking to lesbians. Not because I am homophobic (I am bisexual, would be rather ironic if I was also a homophobe) but simply because they remind me of my ex-fiance. Oh, and ballet dancers. I avoid them too. Same reason.
Perhaps you should do what I did... Cut them out of your life. Its easy enough in this day and age. Delete (And block) on FB, Delete (And block) on MSN (Or equivalent), delete (and bar) the number from your phone (Or get a new phone). Explain to people that you no longer want to hear anything about them.
It helps. Keeps them off your mind. Gives you the space you need.
Oh, and the final stage of escaping my past that I went through was flying 5,500 miles away and living in a desert for 6 months. I moved home but to a different city, still have more than 200 miles between me and those two and I would not have it any other way. Although that might be a tad extreme for you.