The Happiness Thread

Well I do my best man. The worst is behind me, I'm out on my own now and I haven't for a second regretted it. Not easy, but even so from the second that we split I was so sure that I needed to do it.

And from here, well, never easy but it's what I want to do and what I need to do and I'll end up happy with someone else. At least I've gotten out from where I was, even if right now isn't amazing. What matters now is the future and just leaving everything else behind.

Any time you need a pep talk I'm happy to provide

 

I won't waste your time; my mind is set and I've logically thought it through. But I appreciate your offer.

Good for you though my man. I wish you the best, and you have my full support. Keep being the best you that you can be.

-Kyle

 

It's nice to be in my own place even if it feels weird to do my own shopping.

It's nice to have my own bed again, even if I seldom shared my old one anyway.

And it's nice to be drunk and with my family even if I hate them

It's just... Things aren't easy from here and I really do go absolutely crazy just to sit and do nothing waiting for the world to catch up. But really the thing I feel to be single is relief. I knew I needed to do this a long time ago, I just never knew when I'd actually manage to do it.

As for support; eh, I could more do with a wingman but support is good even so

 

In every shooter game I've ever played, sniper and stealth roles were always my thing. In CS:GO, I'd lurk, if that term has any meaning to you outside of its usual context.

So when I say I'm not a wingman, don't mistake that for "I'm not a team-player".

But yes, I've learned to enjoy the benefits of bachelorhood. Always have to appreciate you what you have. Enjoy a nice scotch, or a glass of red wine, or a cold beer.

 

Hopefully bachelorhood is just a passing phase for me I'm a romantic, I'd rather be with someone. But it's still nice to kinda find myself again.

And, well, if you're being stealthy that just leaves more ladies for me

 

I hope so for you, too.

I'm a hopeless romantic myself. Don't get me wrong, I don't write off the possibility of it ever happening. But I'm done trying. Call me jaded. My brain and heart aren't on different pages. They're on different books. Non-fiction and fiction respectively.

My advice to people is to stay under the spell because ignorance is bliss.

*Not* saying you're delusional.

 

I dunno man, I've probably been through the worst that relationships have to offer and I'm still enthusiastic on the subject. New love still makes me tremble man. It's just... Yeah nothing will stop me trying for the real deal.

And delusional, well, I guess we'll see. And in five year I'll let you know how happy I am

 

You're not delusional, I'm just jaded and dejected. Sorry, I have a habit of editing my posts a few dozen times after I post them. Hope you find what you're looking for!

My brain and heart aren't on different pages. They're on different books. Non-fiction and fiction respectively. Waiting on the kintsugi to resolve that chasm.

Johnny Walker for now.

 

Fortunately my brain and my heart remain on the same pages It's a romance, certainly, maybe one that has some challenges and some red herrings but... What's better in a romantic hero than just coming off a bad relationship and finally looking for the real thing *bats eyelashes*.

And, well, it's worth taking the chance. Always will be for me man. And to be fair, thing sure as hell aren't going to get worse than my last one. So it's all good And I look forward to my new girlfriend with excitement

 

I could go into an in-depth explanation but I'm already being pessimistic enough to warrant a ticket from the Happy Thread police.

Good luck!

 

You are! Be happy, damn you! Drink and be merry, mon ami, for tomorrow we die, or at least we have to eat my sister's turkey. So be happy, I demand it

 

*Drink*

The keyword.

Merry Christmas. I'm off to enjoy some time with family.

 

Drink is indeed the keyword man. I've been drinking since 9 this morning, and let me tell you, it aids in my merriness

Have a good day/rest of day man

 

So while I may not be going home for Christmas and while I may be still decently ill, my mom did buy me Movie Pass for the year where I can see one 2D film a day for the entire year.

Unfortunately, I can't use it till the actual card comes in the mail. But I can go to one of the few theatre franchises that allow etickets purchases.

So I drove 10 miles from home to watch Last Jedi.

Hopefully, (once the card arrives) I'll be able to see at least one film a weekend.

I'm actually really excited about this. Think of all the indie films I can hit up (along with rewatching some decent blockbusters) plus all those movies I wouldn't spend money on but would happily watch for "free."

 

What would a 5/5 ex experience be like?

 

Seconded. Just make real sure she's a 5/5 and not, you know, 5 pounds of crazy in a 5 pound bag.

 

You just murdered my attempt at pointing out an oxymoron in Fox's post...

Having said that: a horrible, terrible 1/5 girl/boyfriend could become a 5/5 ex... For example if s/he fell off a cliff or accidentally set herself on fire or contracted a rare STD that made her nether regions stink of swamp gas for the rest of her life.

 

So they'd cease to be a terrible girlfriend and instead become top of my list of "girls I so badly want to be my ex"? Yeah, I can appreciate some of that.

 

Yeah, can't say that resonates with me, unless I'm not interpreting something correctly. I have a feeling I'm not reading something correctly here.

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I didn't think what I said was serious enough to warrant exploiting any sort of logical hiccup. It's my personal experience and obviously doesn't generalize to everybody else.

I'm also quite tired right now so maybe I misunderstood what was being said. No offense taken or meant; I just don't want anybody reading too deeply into what I was saying.

A 5/5 ex would do things such as *not* going out of their way to talk bad about you behind your back, with the intention of ruining your reputation with made up bullshit. There's an example. I'd still choose to leave a 5/5 ex in the past, but at least I could do it with a good conscious and not worry that they're trying to sabotage me.

EDIT: And so that this post hopefully isn't read in a Scrooge-McDuck tone, Merry Christmas, @KaTrian. I've read your replies again and I think I may have missed your intended humor. Sorry about that.

 

Something that would approach happiness: (If life didn't suck).

Being snuggled up on the couch with a nice woman. Drinking
steaming mugs of cocoa with a touch of peppermint snapps
(bet your ass the kind with mini marsh mallows, because I like
them in my cocoa). Just enjoying the evening with each other
and either watching a movie or shows.
(One must live for the simple things, and dare to dream)

 

Fair point.
Nice to put faith in the future, cause looking back
will not help. Past is done and gone, tomorrow anything
can happen.

 

Got nothing done today, no writing, forgot to polish my shoes, just watched a couple (well, five) episodes of Vikings.

So why the happy thread? Because I still have the next 98 days off to catch up on that stuff.