I'm a walking lucky charm for my exes

Life's strange paths and a crap load of circumstantial
surfing brought to my attention, during the past month,
the online presence of at least 4 of my exes.

And, wow they are all doing fantastically. Found the love
of their life, seem happy, top jobs, kids, and abundant
health and happiness. I am sincerely very happy for all
of them.

I can't help to think, though, that they all made a very, very
good decision walking away from me. Not only their
lives improved drastically but also they seem (I can tell
by their life events, comments, etc.) to have found
precisely the opposite of what triggered them to wisely
run away from me. It seems that, by being who I am, I
inadvertently taught them what they really want and
don't want from life in general.

How are your exes doing? Any of you has any story to
share? Please feel free to contribute.

Originally posted by Seitse
Life's strange paths and a crap load of circumstantial
surfing brought to my attention, during the past month,
the online presence of at least 4 of my exes.

And, wow they are all doing fantastically. Found the love
of their life, seem happy, top jobs, kids, and abundant
health and happiness. I am sincerely very happy for all
of them.

I can't help ...[text shortened]...

How are your exes doing? Any of you has any story to
share? Please feel free to contribute.

I have no exe's

Originally posted by Ponderable
I have no exe's

Are they all dead?

Originally posted by Ponderable
I have no exe's

I cannot put my finger 100% accurately on the rational but, somehow, I am not surprised.

Originally posted by vandervelde
Are they all dead?

And dissolved in acid. Some say Ponderable is a Colombian drug cartel kingpin.

Originally posted by vandervelde
Are they all dead?

No. I married my childhood love and we are still going strong after a good 25 years.

Originally posted by Ponderable
No. I married my childhood love and we are still going strong after a good 25 years.

You are really fortunate. Congratulations on having made the best
decision of your life, mein freund. Not joking.

Every single relationship one has had in life leaves learnings, yes,
but also scars and, needless to say, thickens the heart's skin and
increases the dose of cynicism with which one looks at love,
relationships, and the human condition in general. The less liaisons
one has, the better, in a way.

There are drawbacks, though, of course, and one of them is
temptation. We're bombarded everyday with a sexualized environment
and a sublimation of personal freedom through paths which may be
freedom narrowing as well --and without a warning! Henceforth, you
can have very faithful, loving people in a healthy relationship whose
personal weakness leads them to fall for it and damage their
relationship based on mere brainwashing or environmental or peer
pressure, scarring them forever.

By the way, do you have a mistress or lover on the side? Just asking.

Originally posted by Seitse
You are really fortunate. Congratulations on having made the best
decision of your life, mein freund. Not joking.

Every single relationship one has had in life leaves learnings, yes,
but also scars and, needless to say, thickens the heart's skin and
increases the dose of cynicism with which one looks at love,
relationships, and the human condition in g ...[text shortened]... scarring them forever.

By the way, do you have a mistress or lover on the side? Just asking.

Are you like this in your face to face life? If so, do you understand why no one trusts your sincerity?

Originally posted by JS357
Are you like this in your face to face life? If so, do you understand why no one trusts your sincerity?

It makes more sense face to face, where body language, facial
expression, and physical contact convey exactly what I mean and
the timing of when I am serious and when I am not, no matter if the
switch occurs in the same sentence.

But, yes, I am exactly like this in real life and, even though I may be an
acquired taste, the few people who love me laugh a lot --when I am not
depressed and thus joke in irreverent, unexpected, and borderline
offensive ways.

Maybe I should have added a smiley?

Originally posted by Seitse
It makes more sense face to face, where body language, facial
expression, and physical contact convey exactly what I mean and
the timing of when I am serious and when I am not, no matter if the
switch occurs in the same sentence.

But, yes, I am exactly like this in real life and, even though I may be an
acquired taste, the few people who love me laug ...[text shortened]... irreverent, unexpected, and borderline
offensive ways.

Maybe I should have added a smiley?

So I won't expect sincerity from you. Thanks for the heads-up.

Originally posted by JS357
So I won't expect sincerity from you. Thanks for the heads-up.

Did I say that? It escapes me how you came to that conclusion.

I clearly said that face to face people know when I am serious and
when I am joking, even in those cases when I switch in the middle of
the sentence.

Originally posted by Ponderable
No. I married my childhood love and we are still going strong after a good 25 years.

How long have you been together?

Originally posted by wolfgang59
How long have you been together?

Now? about 31 years, before marriage about 5.

Originally posted by Ponderable
Now? about 31 years, before marriage about 5.

25 good years out of 36 ... not too shabby!

Originally posted by wolfgang59
25 good years out of 36 ... not too shabby!

The Point 26+5 are 31 😉

And of course we only moved in after being married...