Hi everyone.
I just would like to say there is a lot of very informative, helpful posts here. A little bit of background about myself in the relationship department......
Married once had two beautiful children who are now grown and have families of their own. Great kids, I cannot ask for more respectful human beings. One is a lawyer one is modeling part time and aiming to complete her degree. Nearly 10 years into our marriage he decided to try a younger female of 18. Well making a long story short, the night I caught them in the backseat of our car really did damage the marriage and after trying to get over this, it ended up in divorce. He was, the first five years of marriage physically and emotionally abusive. However, it ended.
Got into a second serious relationship, had two more beautiful daughters. Great kids! I have no qualms they too are respectable human beings still in school looking forward to high school grad. This ex also was caught in bed with another woman one weekend. It all got back to me. Thus, that one ended.
From there, I thought I've had enough, and over time got back my 'balance' in life and moved on raising my children with no financial help from the two. Was happy working and enjoying my kids and enjoyed being single. Mind you its been a struggle financially but hey, I did it and still doing it. *Pats my own back*.
A few years passed, met a wonderful man on the internet. We dated three years, and same thing again that ever so old thing we call lust really takes over the minds of some men don't it? That ended.
Four years passed. Met up with an old friend of six years, we dated got something relatively serious happening, but when I saw his plans to meet this other woman on the computer and the cyber sexing happening with three others, it quickly ended.
It has been about a year and a half being single, and I dont' see anything happening in the near future in the relationship department. I'm just now gaining back that happiness I once had being single, not putting up with the consideration of another being if I want to do something like travel or go places. Just cannot deal with the stress of the relationship maintenance you know?
So I do believe I've learned to love myself completely. Women today are strong beings. Strong willed with a strong determination and found that if we get to the point of loving ourselves first, we can go on being happily single with contentment and peace.
-Autumn
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