Dear Anita

Thanks for your prompt reply.

Honestly I am unsure of what is it exactly that she can’t let go. may be the house as you said.  it’s filled with memories of us and we kind of built this together. Or simply the comfort of it. I got this house partly because this is very close to my mom’s place, very close to her work place, I hoped to give her some stability as she is constantly moving every one or two years since she is just renting a place outside.

I doubt if she can tell me what she can’t let go of, and there is probably no need to figure out unless I am terribly bothered by it to a point I can’t move on.

Last night when I went home and my first sight was the sofa, and that I see images of her sitting there watching TV, which is my usual sight for the past couple of years. I cried so hard. But I felt today, I am more able to face that image again, like I have cried over the idea that she would ever sit in that sofa.

I will probably change that sofa anyways, and some of the things at home as much as possible. so that I have a fresh start.

I already booked a therapy session, to review this.

This past month I have digged out a lot of the my past issues, during my trip, I was thinking i should have something to remind myself, It happens my friend’s friend, who is a tattooist is coming to Hong kong for guest tattooing. I decided to talk to her to see if I can come up with a small pattern that helped me. The conversation was very nice and I trust that I am in good hands. I am 41 this year, and I feel nervous yet quite excited, to finally do this. It will be a small pattern on my arm. I think I have learned a lot this month.

Another thing that I thought of, is to adopt a cat/dog. I have been wanting to do this for a while, but then she doesn’t really like animals. Now that she is gone, I might proceed with e cat/ dog. I want to give these otherwise abandoned animals a proper home.

Thanks all, I know I will have ups and downs but I also know I will get better at the end.

hi anita

she did pay enough rent to me. financially we are independent and this should not boher her

I should correct, when she packed she seems ok, but when i asked later that night to ask her move her stuff asap, she broke into tears si badly,that she said she said it was very tough on her

Clara

Hi all

This is a tough time.

Before i left home yesterday morning , she said she would like to do the laundry, and i said ok, expecting she will hang the clothes and take care of the whole thing. When I went home, the clothes were still in the washing machine, I stood there for a while and I thought this is so tough. This reminds me of how I did laundry for both us when we were together, while she has broken up with me, the laundry is still around and emotional it was too much for me, do I even need to take care of her laundry even after she said she wanted to break up with me? although hanging some clothes might seem an easy task.

Before she left, she said she would try to pack things this Friday, but when I am really faced with her stuffs around in the house, i feel very bad. They are all reminders of her presence in the house.

I can’t handle this and I think she needs to know, it may be pure oblivious, but I think she seems not aware of the repercussions of the break up  and she is not aware that there are something she needs to do, if she were to make the decision to break up(e.g. stay in somewhere else, move her things awasy)

I called her at the end, asked if she could get her things earlier. I understand where she is coming from, that she wanted to discuss with me on Sat and then have a final decision. She also thought if she moved things away so soon, I would feel very hurt. She said it was very tough for her to move her stuffs away as well, emotionally it is very triggering for her.

I understand her perspective, but I don’t know how to face her stuffs at home. It is hard for us either way.

it is very tough for me .

Hi all

She decided she wanted to break up

First thing she said, was how she appreciated the space i gave her, i memtioned about the thing i work on about my insecurity, she said we did have a direction but she doesnt have the feeling for lover for me, she doesnt like me anymore, thats what she finally said. She was too tired to try anymore. She wants her freedom and the feeling of not needing to bound with anyone.

she said she only decided a couple of days. I was very upset and I asked with the new information would make a difference. she said it might happen, but even if we need to start anything, we start from zero, which is she needs to break up first.

she didnt plan for the night, she expected me to just go home after talking in my house. i said i could not go back and wander around anymore

How my past month has taken a toll on me, she slept on the cough for the night and i slept in the end. she moved to a hotel from today on

Before she left, I was looking at the things around in the house, I burst into tears saying everything here has a memory of you, it is really tough on me. i hugged her and cried so hard

I am unsure how i feel now, i expected this but i guess it still hurts

Hello Anita

Thanks.

I am indeed focusing on her YES or NO, honestly, i probably wouldn’t know how to respond to her YES, if she just comes back and says so. I have been thinking if she would say YES or NO, but not what comes after, probably too beyond my ability when I was constantly fretting.

I am aware this is a two person job. I think it’s not working if it’s just me.

I mean obviously we will need to work on things. This is what we agreed to do before the break, that we take this time to take a rest, see how we can navigate the problems that we have, and then we come together to decide the next step. My constant fear has taken a toll on me, I mean I have been working very hard on my self development, which is along the path that we have discussed. But yes, I am too afraid and thus obsessed with what will happen, rather than what’s happening.

I will try to be stronger when I meet her.

hi all

I only slept for a few hours last night. I think she is leaving me, but at the same time I cannot think this is the case, this is really torturing

I started to wonder what is the use of hanging in there, to reflect and digest. i know this is just my frustration talking, still I am very heart broken and I just wish to talk sooner, to either continue or end this

I really do not have a good feeling about this from the way she talks

Just venting out a bit, thanks all

Hi anita

thanks

i cannot sleep and keep waking up, affected by her reaction may be.

I fear  that she does not love me anymore. not the clara the enemy, but clara the friendly

she might have given up on the relationship completely, that is how i feel

I will try to stay open minded, but this thougt is pulling me down

Hi all
I am back from trip, I keep travelling so that is a good thing for me as well, to leave me less time to fall into the overthinking pattern.

Now that the talk should fall on next weekend, I am thinking how to prepare myself better(i am 2/3 throught the book and I have been trying to the exercise to change the pattern!)

I thought of texting her today to see how we can arrange for next weekend. I want to settle something, the logistic may help me ground a bit, I am starting to feel a bit anxious once I am back home.

With more time apart I feel she does not need me, so the chance of her wanting to be together I feel it’s less, given she was the one who didn’t have feelings for me at the start of the break. But I also know that based on the fact that I have(which is we have no contact for the month), I can’t draw any conclusion. She did post on IG that she feels happiness can be simple, to chat with fds or just to go out to nature, this made me feel that she is happier without me. Made me wonder if she was directing these to me also.

Anyways, I guess I may be overthinking a bit and honestly most of the things said above were based on what I thought/ assumed. I know I need to be open-minded and see what she brings in the conversation. Sometime it it easy to fall into these thinking trpas.

Any thoughts and ideas are welcomed. I would like to see how I can better prepare myself

Thanks all

Wish you all well