[Lazamataz]

, I told her “But I love you, Bambi (not her real name).” She said, “I know you do, but the Bambi you love is a figment of your imagination.”

All people are figments of our imagination. We can never truly know another.

[RobRoy]

>>All people are figments of our imagination. We can never truly know another.<<

Exactly! She was actually merely stating the obvious - that is really true in all relationships.

[RobRoy]

>>All people are figments of our imagination. We can never truly know another.<<

I should mention though, that although my breakup was hard (20 years of marriage with three beautiful daughters - seriously so - and I never saw it coming), she freed me to a life that I never thought could be lived by people outside of romantic comedy chick flicks. I’ve been living it for 11 years and I am 54 now!

It is as though I was reincarnated and clearly remember my previous life. This one is MUCH better.

My point - it DOES get better! Sometimes it exceeds your wildest expectations. This may not be easy to believe, I know it wouldn’t have been for me back then, but it is the honest truth.