Broke up in the most unfair way. No cheating, no abuse, no fighting. Nothing happened… she just decided it’s best for her to focus on her career right now and doesn’t feel like she can do that while worrying about her relationship taking up too much of her time.
I purposefully summarized that, I don’t want to get too into details with it.
Point being, I decided to download Bumble again for the first time in a long while, mostly just to maybe feel something and see what it’s like again. And oh man, did I feel something. Nausea. Legitimately felt like my nervous system screamed “uhh, sure you wanna go through this again?” and decided to drop my blood pressure along with making me feel hot and uncomfortable.
I’m 37. Been through the wringer in my romantic life all the way back to 17, divorced, but I felt a much stronger connection to this gal than anyone else in my life. And poof, just like that, after a simple blindsided conversation, back into the minefield of today’s dating world.
I think the clear sign here is I need to wait a while, possibly a long while, before hopping back into this nonsense. In the meantime, anyone around my age have any advice or guidance? I’m not a bar hopper or hugely social, so the apps are certainly my best bet but ugh…
Cheers.
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