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Space Monkey
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it's been 1,5 years since I broke up with my ex. then it was almost half a year of crap when I chased her, stopped chasing, she wanted to come back, as soon as I was okay with it, she backed out. that went on for months. I did a gazillion things "wrong" as I was emotional and in oneitis stage. now, for a year we haven't really had almost any communication. Thank god I came to my senses. :)

She is still with the same person she dumped me for. dude I used to know.
Then again I also know that I got a bit bored with her and her issues, so I stopped putting my best foot forward in the end and started to look the other way a bit. But you know how they say, "rejection breads obsession".

In some way I'm over her. This year hasn't been easy but I've learned more about myself, about relationships, social dynamics, dating and life in general in this year than I have learned in my entire lifetime. I took the red pill at last.

My life right now definitely isn't all walk in the park, I'm facing several BIG challenges. In another way there's also plenty of fun, new people and in some way I'm more relaxed than before. At least partly.

BUT I'm having several resentments that still make me feel bad. Whenever they come up.

My ex dumped me for a dude I used to know very well, in my social circle. And she is somewhat public dude in my circles, so it's not easy to avoid him being mentioned often. As far as I know they're still together and doing some things together I wanted to do with my ex. And also in a weird twist of plot, one of my other really good friend hooked up with my ex's sister just a month after our breakup and they're now together and having a son. They're living in an apartment where I used to live with my ex and called home for 2 years.
I was close to her whole family. And so I still feel stupidly replaced whenever I hear anything about them.

I could move away, but I have a life here, so I cannot right now. Also, I don't want to move because of them. When I move then in my terms. I could maybe move for some time after spring.

Another part is when I feel resentment whenever I hear anything about my ex or about his BF, is I feel bad about myself. I rather remember the feeling. I depreciated myself in front of them after breakup. I let her to walk all over me. To diminish me. I feel completely stupid that I let that happen for so many times and that I was so weak bitch. I don't feel that at all any more but I feel shitty that I let that happen to me.

I know now that I failed to notice quite a few things in relationship and even more in the breakup and after. I don't regret it any more. But I regret the way I acted and how I let that all affect me so strongly.

I'd really want to get rid of these random backflashes of resentment. I have a date with a model tomorrow. I want to not affect this past any more my future.
 

Zaxxon23

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The girl who caused me to take the red pill is generally an afterthought nowadays thank goodness. My resentment as of late comes from girls who I know liked me a lot, and while I didn't miss the escalation window, didn't do it smoothly enough; and now they refuse to talk to me anymore. That straight up pisses me off because it seems like such a waste of good possibilities (and I have to act all non-needy and devil may care when in fact I do care but I digress). Then again, it drives me to get better...so double-edged sword I guess.

Rule #1...don't be bitter. Next next next next...meet more girls and that's how you overcome resentment. We'll eventually find the girls into us who can accept our flaws (or by that point we'll have gotten rid of the major ones lol).
 
the right date makes getting her back home a piece of cake

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Space Monkey
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Thanks for the reply brother!

Mine has been an afterthought as well for quite long periods of time. But then something goes wrong, and the resentment about what happened comes back.

I'm never bitter in public. But the resentment still lives in me. Although hidden but the fucker is still there.
 

WalkWithMe

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Zaxxon23 said:
The girl who caused me to take the red pill is generally an afterthought nowadays thank goodness. My resentment as of late comes from girls who I know liked me a lot, and while I didn't miss the escalation window, didn't do it smoothly enough; and now they refuse to talk to me anymore. That straight up pisses me off because it seems like such a waste of good possibilities (and I have to act all non-needy and devil may care when in fact I do care but I digress). Then again, it drives me to get better...so double-edged sword I guess.

Rule #1...don't be bitter. Next next next next...meet more girls and that's how you overcome resentment. We'll eventually find the girls into us who can accept our flaws (or by that point we'll have gotten rid of the major ones lol).

This. The waste of good possibilities. How often I have been in the same situation, missing or blowing escalation windows. And t he amount of energy and mental resilience it takes to *act* non-needy and devil may care is insane if you actually *do* care. Women have a sixth sense when it comes to sensing if you're acting. Thanks for showing me that I am not the only one with these kinds of thoughts!
 
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