It seems everybody I know is breaking up. Found out last Sunday that my ex from nine years ago, whom I lived with for eight years, is moving out this weekend and ending a eight-year relationship. I'm really upset, I thought they'd stay together. Turns out she's having the same problem with him as I did. I'm convinced he's suffering from long-term depression, although you wouldn't know it to meet him. You'd only know it from living with him for a while and realizing he doesn't want to do anything but eat, sleep, work (not really) and watch TV. No interest in anything else. Actually that sounds like my father. Except in my father's case his whole life was working. When he was forced into early retirement and all he did was sleep, my mother got him to see a doctor and he was diagnosed with clinical depression. He's been on anti-depression pills ever since!
Called up my ex's old friend to tell him and found out his wife is moving into a new apartment that he rented and furnished for her. He doesn't drink or do drugs anymore but she continues to do so and refused to go to any more counselling.
So that's 3 couples breaking up since December. Don't know why it upsets me so much.
why you feel so upset about it all?
ReplyDeletei'll venture that it takes away any hope you may have for yourself to see others fail in their relationship. i'm new here, so i don't know your story, but i know when a friend of mine finally married the man she was aching for, and believe me, she was aching!! i rejoiced for her. another friend of mine has a new boyfriend whom we'll meet for the first time later on this summer and i'm glad for her. i remain single, and that is somehow my choice... (trust issues in my case, and for good reasons, i believe...) but oje has to remain ever hopeful!! don't ever let others' misfortunes affect you like this. you make your own destiny!!!