Posted by Eddie Sylvano on February 17, 2003, at 9:49:30
In reply to My self-esteem needs a shot in the self-esteem, posted by Tabitha on February 15, 2003, at 17:11:19
> Oh, how I've tried not to let this get me down, but... learned yesterday (Valentine's Day!) that my ex and my former friend, whose dating has been a bitter pill for me to swallow for some time, are planning to marry in September.
----------------Wow. The same thing happened to me, but much more rapidly and secretly. My wife told me she wanted a divorce in December of 98, just as I was moving 1000 miles away (she was supposed to move with me). About that time, my best friend was getting pretty cagey... wouldn't return calls, spoke little. A few months later, I asked my wife if she had seen him at all (since I hadn't heard from him) and she very convincingly said no. A few months later we were divorced (no kids or property, so it was quick). I find out later that only 2 months after our divorce, she married my former best friend. What gets me most is how morally superior she made herself out to be (she was sporadically religious), while seeing nothing wrong with cheating and lying to me.
Still, it all worked out for the best. I'm with a far better person now, and I'm sure that she's driving him crazy right now, wherever they are.
Anyway, you have my sympathies, and I'm sure that someone else will come along. It took me several years to find another girlfriend, but it was well worth the wait. Go to the bookstore and have a coffee and brownie. Read some magazines.
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