First day off. Feeling calm but a little sad as well. I saw my ex today when she came to drop off some of my things that she had. I was very anxious leading up to seeing her, couldn't concentrate on work, knots in my stomach. She seemed very cold and uncaring towards me. Literally just came to bring the things and be rid of me. At least that's what I felt. It hurt a little. When I smelled my clothes that she returned it still had her scent, and that caused me to feel a sensation of loss a bit more. I started thinking if I even should have asked for these things back at all or just let her keep them.
Aside from that while I am feeling a little sad from that interaction. I do feel a bit of optimism as well. Recently I've been feeling more emboldened to try and meet new women. Trying to increase my value and what I have to offer. I really feel like I wasted my 20's. I pretty much spent the whole thing in relationships, and when I'm comfortable I tend to be less ambitious and driven. Since I've been single I've poured all my effort into improving myself in an attempt to increase my value as fast as possible and as much as possible to the level of others my age. I know life isn't a competition but when people hear your age they expect you to be at a certain point in life, and I most certainly was falling below that level.
I recently applied for a new part time job and the first meeting is on Monday so I'm looking forward to that. I haven't been interacting with people very much lately since I'm working from home and quit my other part time retail job. So hopefully this new job will bring some new interactions into my life.
Something that I identified about myself which I really hate is that when I'm single I know all the right things to say and do, the right way to act to attract a girl. but once I get comfortable in the relationship I always let things slide and slowly become someone who they're not attracted to. This is the second time it's happened to me while in long term relationships. If I ever hope to have a life partner I need to fix this within myself.
Its a bit depressing at the same time to know that I really can't be "myself" and have someone stay. But oh well, such is the life of a man
Update: I noticed that after blasting my brain for so many loops of E5 I'm seriously having trouble reading things properly. I'm mixing up the sequence of words in a sentence and maybe even missing words entirely until I look at the media again after it doesn't make sense to me.
Aside from that while I am feeling a little sad from that interaction. I do feel a bit of optimism as well. Recently I've been feeling more emboldened to try and meet new women. Trying to increase my value and what I have to offer. I really feel like I wasted my 20's. I pretty much spent the whole thing in relationships, and when I'm comfortable I tend to be less ambitious and driven. Since I've been single I've poured all my effort into improving myself in an attempt to increase my value as fast as possible and as much as possible to the level of others my age. I know life isn't a competition but when people hear your age they expect you to be at a certain point in life, and I most certainly was falling below that level.
I recently applied for a new part time job and the first meeting is on Monday so I'm looking forward to that. I haven't been interacting with people very much lately since I'm working from home and quit my other part time retail job. So hopefully this new job will bring some new interactions into my life.
Something that I identified about myself which I really hate is that when I'm single I know all the right things to say and do, the right way to act to attract a girl. but once I get comfortable in the relationship I always let things slide and slowly become someone who they're not attracted to. This is the second time it's happened to me while in long term relationships. If I ever hope to have a life partner I need to fix this within myself.
Its a bit depressing at the same time to know that I really can't be "myself" and have someone stay. But oh well, such is the life of a man
Update: I noticed that after blasting my brain for so many loops of E5 I'm seriously having trouble reading things properly. I'm mixing up the sequence of words in a sentence and maybe even missing words entirely until I look at the media again after it doesn't make sense to me.