TechParadox
Shared on Sun, 12/10/2006 - 00:42...God, I'm going to miss her.
Sure, we've all heard that old joke relating to some hobby or another. But in my case, it seems that reality is stranger than fiction - my wife of five years and I are splitting up. And no, the video games are not the source of the issue, but they do play a part in it.
I won't go into great depth as things are still a bit up in the air, but suffice it to say that she feels things aren't right and wants to get the heck out of Dodge where as I was more than willing to try to patch things up. She threw out a bunch of reasons for it, all of which sound like excuses. But I'm not going to fight it. Looking back over the last five years, I can honestly say I can't remember the last time I was really happy. Sure, there have been short bursts here and there (flying out to California and seeing old friends, my nephew being born, and a few others), but I can't remember ever feeling truly content and satisfied with the way things were. Which tells me that maybe it's the right thing to let it go.
No one ever gets married with the intent of it ending... and yet upside of 50% of marriages these days end in divorce. I just never thought mine would be one of them.
I'm trying to keep my spirits up and maintain a positive outlook. I lived on my own before, I can certainly do it again. And this is a chance for me to make a fresh start and do a few of the things I've been planning on but haven't gotten around to in the last five years (for whatever reasons). I'm planning on finishing out my Bachelor's degree, hunting down a new job in an area that is a bit more urban, and moving on with my life. Maybe I'll finally get my ass in gear and start taking those martial arts classes I always wanted to do, or get the plotline for a sci-fi novel that's been kicking around in my head put down on paper for posterity's sake. The world will be my oyster. I just have to get through the next few months of hell
Sure, we've all heard that old joke relating to some hobby or another. But in my case, it seems that reality is stranger than fiction - my wife of five years and I are splitting up. And no, the video games are not the source of the issue, but they do play a part in it.
I won't go into great depth as things are still a bit up in the air, but suffice it to say that she feels things aren't right and wants to get the heck out of Dodge where as I was more than willing to try to patch things up. She threw out a bunch of reasons for it, all of which sound like excuses. But I'm not going to fight it. Looking back over the last five years, I can honestly say I can't remember the last time I was really happy. Sure, there have been short bursts here and there (flying out to California and seeing old friends, my nephew being born, and a few others), but I can't remember ever feeling truly content and satisfied with the way things were. Which tells me that maybe it's the right thing to let it go.
No one ever gets married with the intent of it ending... and yet upside of 50% of marriages these days end in divorce. I just never thought mine would be one of them.
I'm trying to keep my spirits up and maintain a positive outlook. I lived on my own before, I can certainly do it again. And this is a chance for me to make a fresh start and do a few of the things I've been planning on but haven't gotten around to in the last five years (for whatever reasons). I'm planning on finishing out my Bachelor's degree, hunting down a new job in an area that is a bit more urban, and moving on with my life. Maybe I'll finally get my ass in gear and start taking those martial arts classes I always wanted to do, or get the plotline for a sci-fi novel that's been kicking around in my head put down on paper for posterity's sake. The world will be my oyster. I just have to get through the next few months of hell
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