Vimana
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- Mar 2, 2007
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The last month or so with my girlfriend has made me realize how unhealthy my past relationships were. If they weren't euphoric, affectionate, sentimental crap, they were bitching and nurturing. It was pathetic. I would say shit like I was so caring and devoted and then find my interest vanish as soon as they did something other than show me affection or ask for me to comfort them.
It shouldn't be such a monumental change for me, but it's a good change. My girlfriend will tell me about her day and I actually find myself listening. I don't even have to mentally motivate myself to do it by thinking things like "you have to do this, blah blah blah." We have common interests I haven't really shared with anyone, and even if we have nothing to talk about (which is more often for us than most people since we're both on the quiet side) we have really comfortable silences.
Also, I find myself more comfortable with fluctuating emotions. I don't totally freak out because we can end up irritating each other or getting mad at each other. We maybe had one real fight, and we managed to resolve it. Petty stuff hardly has any impact at all, and (so far) any issues we've had with the relationship we didn't bury for extended periods of time. It's pretty honest, so far. I like that I can say "so far" in a realistic, not "this is gonna fall apart" way. I'm actually comfortable taking this a day at a time because I don't need any idealized, fantastical feelings or promises in order to be happy with her.
The biggest problem is the distance. It really sucks seeing her once a month (at most), but we talk on the phone every night, so we manage.
It shouldn't be such a monumental change for me, but it's a good change. My girlfriend will tell me about her day and I actually find myself listening. I don't even have to mentally motivate myself to do it by thinking things like "you have to do this, blah blah blah." We have common interests I haven't really shared with anyone, and even if we have nothing to talk about (which is more often for us than most people since we're both on the quiet side) we have really comfortable silences.
Also, I find myself more comfortable with fluctuating emotions. I don't totally freak out because we can end up irritating each other or getting mad at each other. We maybe had one real fight, and we managed to resolve it. Petty stuff hardly has any impact at all, and (so far) any issues we've had with the relationship we didn't bury for extended periods of time. It's pretty honest, so far. I like that I can say "so far" in a realistic, not "this is gonna fall apart" way. I'm actually comfortable taking this a day at a time because I don't need any idealized, fantastical feelings or promises in order to be happy with her.
The biggest problem is the distance. It really sucks seeing her once a month (at most), but we talk on the phone every night, so we manage.
