Great story even though it's a sad one. Not sure if you have full closure now but writing it down and sharing will go a long way to finishing off the chapter. Whilst there are only a few similarities, I have a story that still haunts me to this day.
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Great story even though it's a sad one. Not sure if you have full closure now but writing it down and sharing will go a long way to finishing off the chapter. Whilst there are only a few similarities, I have a story that still haunts me to this day.
You did the right thing buddy. She's married and has a child. She would want what's best for her kid just as you want what's best for your daughter.
Sometimes having a kid really puts things in perspective.
What a roller coaster of emotions, wow it really struck a chord with me since I had experienced disapproving parents in the past and have had a passionate, fiery fling that was cut short due to circumstances.
I do not have kids, so it may have ended differently if I were in your shoes. Either way thank you for sharing, it really was an emotional experience reading the whole thing.
Haha totally agree with you on thatQuote:
Originally Posted by asiafever
Wow thought I’d finished a movie or a novel after reading that. I think a lot of people have the one that got away, not saying that to play down what you’re feeling, more so that others know the feelings too. At least you saw her again and know that she wasn’t dead and did feel things back, that is some kind of closure and I still think better than not hearing again from her ever again
Epic read, Fever! Thank you very much for putting it all out here for us. It was so well written, I felt "transported" into those moments.
I'll have to say, I tried to relate to your story somewhat but found it really hard to do. I'd imagine very few people would've experienced having a loved one suddenly "disappear" for decades.
The one part that I could relate to was the feeling of emptiness after being "dumped". I guess that's the closest analogy many of us can have to what you experienced. And the fact that you managed to find her again after all that time... it's really the stuff of love novels!
I wish you all the best regardless of what you choose to do from here.
she's in her 30s and you hadn't seen her for 20 years, so you were shagging her when she was ??
good read though, can't believe I read all of it
I have never bend able to let go. I mooned over my first wife for years.
However if you ever wanted to see her again Perigian Beach isn’t that big.
First of all, great writing.Quote:
Originally Posted by asiafever
As for your sentiment above, I think you'll find that many, if not all of those people don't just brush things off. Rather, they delay consequences, silencing their conscience to the point where once they hear it, it rolls over them like thunder. No one can bottle things indefinitely.
So the maths works out like this.:Quote:
Originally Posted by xboyx
Met in 1999. Started dating around 2001. 2003/4 she went off radar. We met when she was 18 and she was 22 when she up and vanished. Her 40th was almost exactly a month ago.
Letting go isn't my strong point, but now she has reconnected with our friends and her family I kind of get fed irregular updates by the friend who introduced us. I know she has her new life and so I just need to let her do her thing. Our destinies lie on different paths. She seems happy. I have to be satisfied with that.Quote:
Originally Posted by Macbeth_oz
Great piece and thank you for sharing.. Brisbane was a sliding door moment but I'm sure you still think about the what ifs?..
Mistakes and regrets are like old friends to most.
Regret will gnaw away at you.
It has afflicted for you too long.
Are you my old counsellor? Because that is almost verbatim what she said to me years ago.Quote:
Originally Posted by Scanlan
It is 100% true and correct by the way.
Interesting post, seems so out of place in this forum, well written..........
TLDR. Sorry. Undiagnosed ADHD.
A summary?
Moral of the story?
I had to look up TLDR, showing my age:grimace:Quote:
Originally Posted by rooter
Summary? Boy meets girl, they fall in love, girl disappears without a trace for 15 -16 years or so then reappears in bizarre circumstances. Hilarity ensues.Quote:
Originally Posted by rooter
Moral? Is it better to have loved and lost and stewed on it for 15 or so years and then gone through it all again, or to have never loved at all?
Conclusion: Regret and over thinking are like anchors around our necks, dragging us down... and Kookai employs an outstanding volume of this countries more attractive females..
I think that covers most of it.
Fantastic, interesting story beautifully written.
Thanks, great work! You should write more.
I’m firmly in the ‘better to have loved and lost...’ and subsequent over-thinking camp. Seems to involve getting hurt, but oh well...