i would say at this point, whatever you need it to be day to day. its what I do with my crippling depression. sometimes its coming home from work and playing with my dog for 10 minutes.
Rant VIII: The Reckoning
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Dave
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You're not useless, you're sick. You have a disease. If I had a disease of the body that made me feel listless and have no energy, I'd go to the doctor. The problem with your disease is that it's insidious in that part of its mechanism for survival is making you feel listless, worthless, and takes away all hope. But that's not the truth. That's the disease being an asshole. Fuck that disease.
I went. Dad pretty much dragged me out of bed and drove me there. So far as I know, there aren't any irregularities with my heart.
I'm glad you went. That needed to get checked out.
Dave
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Good on him! And you. He couldn't make you. He pushed, but you went.
Have to wait to see my psychiatrist again.
I'm a huge jerk and I hate myself. De-friended someone on FB because she posted a sudden "HEY I GOT MARRIED" photo.
She was the last woman I had a shot at dating a few years ago and now at this point I'm just done. I should accept I'll be alone because at this point there's just no reason to try. I'm getting old, I live with my family and I'm just another useless lump on society.
She was the last woman I had a shot at dating a few years ago and now at this point I'm just done. I should accept I'll be alone because at this point there's just no reason to try. I'm getting old, I live with my family and I'm just another useless lump on society.
Dave
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How old are you?
he has yet to develop his flappy man hooties.
I'm 33 and still trying and failing at relationships. I'm just glad I didn't sire any kids yet (that I know of).
You JUST GOTTA KEEP AT IT!
Speaking of kids, I was sitting in the mall waiting for someone and a young father and his toddler daughter walked by. She was excited and running all over the place and saying hi to every person she met. Dad looked so proud. My bloody biological clock started almost audibly ticking in my ears.
You JUST GOTTA KEEP AT IT!
Speaking of kids, I was sitting in the mall waiting for someone and a young father and his toddler daughter walked by. She was excited and running all over the place and saying hi to every person she met. Dad looked so proud. My bloody biological clock started almost audibly ticking in my ears.
I can understand that. Married at 19, now 47, one child 23.
Met my wife when I was 33. Have hope.
I'm 32.
On the one hand, I have a very close friend who's 33, and started dating his first girlfriend a year ago. They're doing fantastic.
OTOH, both my uncle and aunt are bachelors, in their 50's, living with their mother, and very happy people whom I love.
Either way, shit doesn't have to suck.
GasBandit
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Both my uncles didn't get married until they were in their 30s. One uncle on the other side even waited until his 40s.
All of them divorced. One of them remarried in his late 40s, and so far it has stuck! I can barely stand the woman though
I didn't have a long-term relationship until I was 30. That ended rather amicably after two years. Immediately after that ended, one of my girl friends asked me out and we dated for a few weeks (she kept moving the goal posts but it probably lasted for a month). Then two things happened at the same time. First, my latent insecurity took over and I just couldn't relax. Second, she was probably dating her own student.
Now I'm discovering that I'll go on four or five dates with a girl, and that's when she either ghosts on me or gives me the "this is a really bad time for me" speech. I no longer mind being rejected because that's just life. But I HATE ghosting. What's so hard about growing some lady-balls and telling the guy she's not interested?
Anyways, just keep at it.
Now I'm discovering that I'll go on four or five dates with a girl, and that's when she either ghosts on me or gives me the "this is a really bad time for me" speech. I no longer mind being rejected because that's just life. But I HATE ghosting. What's so hard about growing some lady-balls and telling the guy she's not interested?
Anyways, just keep at it.
Neither could I at 31. Fucking 2 years.
We married fairly young. I was 24 and @HCGLNS was 26. We got engaged fairly quickly, but had a long engagement. I knew that I wanted kids, but when we got married, I was way too immature so we waited a while.
My sister on the other hand never wanted kids and loved being single. But when she met the right guy, she got married and ended up having two kids very close together. This was all in her early 30s.
My sister on the other hand never wanted kids and loved being single. But when she met the right guy, she got married and ended up having two kids very close together. This was all in her early 30s.
47, and not any good prospects.
Choices were made.46, 13 ferrets and 4 cats. You tell me.
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I don't think that's fair, since any potential suitors get eaten by the doomies.46, 13 ferrets and 4 cats. You tell me.
It keeps the feed bills low and provides important roughage.