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May 10, 2015 at 11:30 pm #76572MichelleParticipant
The messenger by Markus Zusak
Really great read, deep characters with beautiful message to it.May 3, 2015 at 11:54 pm #76109MichelleParticipantIf you can, every time you feel the need for drugs/alcohol whatever, go for a walk on the beach.
It’s only simple thing and it might only make it a bit better for a small amount of time, but it helps.
I’ve lived in Aus my whole life and no matter how good or bad I feel, the beach always makes it better.
Good luck, and don’t beat yourself up for the drugs/sleeping around. We’ve all got to deal with things as best we can.
Small steps.May 3, 2015 at 11:49 pm #76108MichelleParticipantEveryone follows a different life path, there is no set way to do things – though society and your family like to tell you so.
This isn’t always trying to be mean, some people just don’t know any other way to go about life, and project that onto others.
I reckon most of it is said from a place of love and worry, so maybe when it is said, just remind them that you’re getting there and that even though they might think it needs to be a certain way, they need to let you find your own.
Good luck with the move, I hope you find some good people to connect with on your travels – I’m sure you will. Travel is built for people like you, we’re not all meant to live our lives in the same place and I’m sure you’ll meet some amazing people to share your experiences with. 🙂May 3, 2015 at 11:39 pm #76107MichelleParticipantWhy do you need a “career” as such? I get the student loans are a pain in the ass, but maybe do the trip thing, get a job as a bartender or something. Don’t be afraid to make change because you feel obliged to stick to a certain path.
Yep, maybe business school was a waste, might be hard to accept, but once you do and focus on where you want to go, not what’s holding you back, there might some indication of where that is. Even if you have to stick it out for another 6 months – a year to save some money – you have a goal in mind, something actionable, rather than the constant wondering you might feel better.May 3, 2015 at 11:33 pm #76106MichelleParticipantBail. Unless you want to waste more time being confused and at times abused by this guy, bail.
Its clearly emotional abuse, the “go away, no come back” thing. Not cool. Bail. Find someone who isn’t into the games if you want to be in a relationship. Don’t start confusing yourself – you said you didn’t want a relationship, what’s changed apart from his begging? If you proceed with one now with him, this is just a taster of the times you’ll have together. This is about him having control. Bail.May 3, 2015 at 11:08 pm #76105MichelleParticipantThis is tricky and I’ve been through it before myself (although i was the negative one).
One of the things that worked for me and my BF (we’re still together) was to each write a list of:
What we wanted out of the relationship (like, go on date nights, take trips, live overseas etc)
What I wanted to do more of as an individual (so things you may have been ignoring after a while… an old hobby, certain friends etc – we both wrote things we wanted to do individually and spend more time on).
Then, things we wish the other person would do (nothing totally changing – but noting some of the areas you would like to see a little change. For me I wanted my partner to be a bit more proactive in our social lives, as I was always the one planning trips and parties etc. and it was getting boring always been told yes to everything. There were some others but that’s one example) He wanted me to stop bringing up stuff from the past, basically learn to let go of old issues and in a sense, have the same laid-backneed as I did when we first met)
We then both signed the lists (corny I know, but it worked for us). Then we put the lists away (after a good read of each others and ours), and re-assess in 3 months time.
It gave us both things to work on and an actual timeline to measure it by. Because we wrote it down to begin with, it was clear and we both got our say, not an off-hand comment followed by interruptions and in inevitably miscommunication.
It might not be for you, but if nothing else, you’ll get an insight into what he’s thinking and if you’re priorities/goals line up.
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