Anyone who dares to really look at themselves can admit to doing stupid things for someone they loved, or at least thought they loved. In second grade, I gave Jake Thomas five dollars that my mother gave me for the book fair so that he would like me. In sixth grade, I wore black lipstick [...]
Archive for August, 2010
Heart Broken & Mending After I Was Unceremoniously Dumped
When I was in my early twenties, I was unceremoniously dumped by my first love. I truly thought that there was no possible way to mend my broken heart. Little did I know that time truly was the key to healing after heart break. At the time, the pain felt overwhelming, I remember asking friends [...]
The Pain of A Broken Heart: I Just Had To Endure It
My first severe breakup – there had been others before it but none quite so painful or resonant – happened under false pretenses, and was executed by a woman I may now – in retrospect – recognize as having been the most unstable and irrational woman I’ve ever known. And yet, I loved her. I [...]
Ways I Mended My Broken Heart – Dating & Distance
My brothers were married, so I figured I should get hitched too. I found the perfect woman — just my type. Ah, those blissful months with Linda! (Names have been changed to protect the not-so-innocent). The marriage day was set, tuxedos ordered, as was cake, punch, everything even to those little doilies people set under [...]