etherealsadness, sorry about your loss. I've gone through losing a "major love" twice. 2 girls I almost got engaged to, but glad I didn't. The first girl was my fault because I was 19 and she was 23 and I wasn't "mature" enough, supposedely. The 2nd major love went out on me, but I forgave her and got shit on again. I thought it was the end of the world, but "time heals all wounds" and life will get better. Somebody told me once that when dealing with the loss of a loved one, be it a relationship or a death, that the pain never goes away, you just learn how to cope better as time goes by. Sometimes LOVE SUCKS,