My dog’s death. I had to put him down over 14 years ago. And while the first 6 years was honestly tough to hard in that process, after that point, it steadily got easier to accept. I don’t ever plan to replace him, though.
Losing relationships, even the bad ones. It’s been 3 years since I had actually been with someone. But I think what really just kept stinging me and making me reluctant to try again was that the last three relationships I had been in, I was really pouring into what I thought was my best in resources, time and effort. Yet they ultimately weren’t enough because of both circumstances out of my control and not really knowing someone’s true colors until after the fact just ruined it all.
The thing with “lessening the pain” is that there isn’t one key solution that is applicable to everyone’s problems. Some people simply just - got over it, however they did. Others, leaned on hobbies, inspiration and influence. People with different approaches and handling.
My dog’s death. I had to put him down over 14 years ago. And while the first 6 years was honestly tough to hard in that process, after that point, it steadily got easier to accept. I don’t ever plan to replace him, though.
Losing relationships, even the bad ones. It’s been 3 years since I had actually been with someone. But I think what really just kept stinging me and making me reluctant to try again was that the last three relationships I had been in, I was really pouring into what I thought was my best in resources, time and effort. Yet they ultimately weren’t enough because of both circumstances out of my control and not really knowing someone’s true colors until after the fact just ruined it all.
The thing with “lessening the pain” is that there isn’t one key solution that is applicable to everyone’s problems. Some people simply just - got over it, however they did. Others, leaned on hobbies, inspiration and influence. People with different approaches and handling.