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SilverScooter · 09-20-2004, 05:58 AM

(man, i've been looking for somewhere to make my first post all morning!)
here's the deal, and i'd like to think i know something about these long, smooshy relationships, because that's all i've had. first, let's talk about my experiences for a quick second. i met a girl in my freshman year of high school (i know, i know; but don't peg my situation as puppy love just yet) and she moved away at the end of the year, we decided to stay together and were happily (or so i thought) intact until the beginning of junior year. then she pulled something on me where she just went off on little shit that was building up and, more or less, dumped me for the first guy that payed attention to her in the new town she moved to. currently, i'm dating a girl and have been for the past 7 or so months (coincidence?) and having known her and having been friends with her for a hell of a lot longer than the first girl, it's incredible. i'm doing the ldr thing (i'll save that can of worms for another post) and we're both extremely happy.

ok, bottom line (provided you guys are still there). girls think a lot more than they talk, which is sometimes hard to believe. but they have qualms about the relationship and their future with you, any further commitment plans, etc. and you need to unearth those things before they all come out at once. with girl number 1, i thought i loved her, and told her ad nauseum; eventually i just figured out that she wasn't happy and hadn't been for a while when she exploded on me. girl 2, on the other hand, tells me what scares her and what worries her and it makes us a lot closer to have that outlet to each other.

my suggestion, don't allow yourself to put up with more than you're willing to deal with. you can fall in love again (and if what you have now isn't love, you won't figure it out until you actually do) and you can keep on keeping on. between girlfriends i had a year of self-searching to do, i didn't think i'd feel that way again, but lo and behold: life goes on. if think you still have something, talk to her, get her to tell you what scares her and goddamnit, make it better.

the best of luck to you.

09-20-2004, 05:58 AM	#13 (permalink)
SilverScooter Upright	(man, i've been looking for somewhere to make my first post all morning!) here's the deal, and i'd like to think i know something about these long, smooshy relationships, because that's all i've had. first, let's talk about my experiences for a quick second. i met a girl in my freshman year of high school (i know, i know; but don't peg my situation as puppy love just yet) and she moved away at the end of the year, we decided to stay together and were happily (or so i thought) intact until the beginning of junior year. then she pulled something on me where she just went off on little shit that was building up and, more or less, dumped me for the first guy that payed attention to her in the new town she moved to. currently, i'm dating a girl and have been for the past 7 or so months (coincidence?) and having known her and having been friends with her for a hell of a lot longer than the first girl, it's incredible. i'm doing the ldr thing (i'll save that can of worms for another post) and we're both extremely happy. ok, bottom line (provided you guys are still there). girls think a lot more than they talk, which is sometimes hard to believe. but they have qualms about the relationship and their future with you, any further commitment plans, etc. and you need to unearth those things before they all come out at once. with girl number 1, i thought i loved her, and told her ad nauseum; eventually i just figured out that she wasn't happy and hadn't been for a while when she exploded on me. girl 2, on the other hand, tells me what scares her and what worries her and it makes us a lot closer to have that outlet to each other. my suggestion, don't allow yourself to put up with more than you're willing to deal with. you can fall in love again (and if what you have now isn't love, you won't figure it out until you actually do) and you can keep on keeping on. between girlfriends i had a year of self-searching to do, i didn't think i'd feel that way again, but lo and behold: life goes on. if think you still have something, talk to her, get her to tell you what scares her and goddamnit, make it better. the best of luck to you.