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He’s with a younger woman because she likely doesn’t have the life experience to recognize that he’s bad news. Have peace in that you have the experience to protect yourself in the future; and hope that this poor younger woman figures it out sooner rather than later.
Go out and live life w friends. Dont bring up your family issues, just live in the moment when your w friends. Perhaps don’t do stuff that require a lot of introspection talking like going out to a restaurant, and opt for activities instead (painting, theme parks, hiking, concert, movies, etc.). Key is to live and love your life
Ok so I have a birthday coming up and somehow it brought up a lot of feelings about age and attractiveness. I had gotten upset with my partner this morning because I realized he complimented my beauty more a few years ago and now it's my intelligence and powerful nature and other things like that that he comments on. And he was wise enough to not take the bait and asked what my emotions might be about. I realized I was feeling anxious about losing more youth and if I was slowly less and less desirable to eventually not be at all. He told me all the nice things (not that he had a choice lol) but as we talked I also eventually got to a place of recognizing as we get more mature we are attractive in even more ways, and we bring so much more to the table and that is what lasts. And that is what people who are right for us are attracted to most. I have found that men who are dating younger women do so because they are afraid of their own attractiveness fading or of other insecurities. Younger women require fewer accomplishments, character, etc in order to be attracted to an older man. It also just makes the man feel cool, and perhaps in his own way your ex is grieving things from the loss of the marriage or bad feelings he has about himself from it. Maybe he feels empty. I wonder if he is middle aged? Anyway today I realized that youthful looks are currency, but they buy cheap things. May we all have more wealth!
I first read this as “I need help running over my ex husband” 😂 But I echo the others, this door closing is awful but opens so many doors to new opportunities. I wish the best for you in the next (and I’m sure way more awesome) chapter of your life.
Gross. As in, your ex is gross. The fact that he’s running with a significantly younger woman tells you (a) his maturity, (b) how he sees women, and (c) what he believes each gender offers in a relationship.
Good riddance.
Plan a vacation to an exotic place and get out of dodge for a bit! Maybe strike up a whirlwind romance with a cute local 😉
Thank you for the advice everyone. He decided to tell me this news immediately upon my return from a trip so I can’t even take time off from work to grieve. I saw them together on my way to work yesterday. I guess he took a day off for her. I did everything for this man and all he did was take advantage of my generosity and kindness. I know he’ll learn his lesson when the time comes but for now my heart just aches. Right now, getting out of bed is so difficult, but I have to. I love my job and I can’t lose it.
Get a therapist. It’ll help you realize that he’s an emotional vampire taking advantage of a girl without enough life experience to recognize it.
He’s not happy, he’s empty and looking to fill it in all the wrong places. Leave him behind and watch your own life get so much better.
This is very true. Thank you!
EX husband. Let him go. He does not deserve you. You deserve a better man. You can get his replacement too. 😊