backto1 Posted July 10, 2008 Posted July 10, 2008 This might be kind of far-fetched but does anyone remember their first good laugh after the ex left them? I was with two close friends the other night and something funny happened. We all laughed to tears for a good 2 minutes. Halfway through it I just realized that this was the first time I'd laughed that hard in a long time. It felt good knowing I have great friends and am making new memories already. I also realized that I couldn't remember having a laugh like that during the last year of my relationship.
tealeafbud Posted July 10, 2008 Posted July 10, 2008 this is actually a pretty interesting question. I don't remember the exact moment, but I'm pretty sure it was watching Conan O'Brien. That show cracks me up.
Corinne Posted July 10, 2008 Posted July 10, 2008 I actually laughed quite a lot today I am on a decorating job with a female friend and we were just saying 'what do we need men for?' then we couldn't get the lid of a tin of paint, it was so silly everytime we got one side off the other popped in, as if it was mocking us lol So there is one thing you need men for I still feel very conscious of myself and was aware that I was laughing for the first time in ages Its good to laugh and helps with the grieving
LikeCharlotte Posted July 10, 2008 Posted July 10, 2008 It was a couple days after (I think) and a girlfriend of mine called him "a leaver". It was just so funny. It was as if she'd called him a long list of angry words... "leaver". Ha!
ianandris Posted July 10, 2008 Posted July 10, 2008 Is it weird that the first good laugh I had was in the middle of the break up experience, just after the fact? She broke up with me on the way home from the airport. Just when we were about to make it home, I broke down and, with her in the car, drove past where we lived to our spot, the one where we decided we wanted to be together forever. I parked in the street, door open, lights on, car running, got out, tears streaming, walked over to the spot, dropped to my knees and sobbed. She came over, hesitant, unsure, crying herself, and held me. But, despite the real emotion that was involved, I couldn't help but think how ridiculously melodramatic my behavior was. I mean, who does that? It was like something out of one of those lifetime movies, and it cracked me up. I had a good solid laugh about it when we got back in the car (helps, too, when you're in the process of being crushed to be able to look at the bright side of things).
ate_the_paint Posted July 10, 2008 Posted July 10, 2008 Haha! This thread made me laugh! I can't remember exactly when I first had a good laugh. I've had a few of them since, however. Does that count?
tealeafbud Posted July 10, 2008 Posted July 10, 2008 It was a couple days after (I think) and a girlfriend of mine called him "a leaver". It was just so funny. It was as if she'd called him a long list of angry words... "leaver". Ha! That's pretty funny charlotte. I remember way back when a friend of mine was struggling to find a name for a jerk, and she finally blurted out "Penis!" haha i guess you had to be there
bentnotbroken Posted July 10, 2008 Posted July 10, 2008 Mine was when Mr. Messy came back with his tail between his legs and wanted to come home. Now that was funny:lmao:
motive2002 Posted July 10, 2008 Posted July 10, 2008 I remember the first time I laughed after the split. It was watching Napoleon Dynamite for the first time in years. I also remember the ex saying that she didn't think it was all that funny. That she just didn't get it. I guess different people have a different sense of humor.
MalachiX Posted July 11, 2008 Posted July 11, 2008 It took a while. After the break-up, I realized I really needed a good laugh to salvage my sanity. I was at one of the lowest points I'd even been in my life (in many ways, that was what lead to the beak-up) and was working at a Books-A-Million (miserable job that I'm glad the beak-up and my rock-bottom time made me quit). Anyway, I started going through all the joke books the place had; page after page, but nothing would provoke anything more than a mild chuckle. Then, about three weeks later when I was doing a bit better, I was watching a clip from The Daily Show, and suddenly started laughing hysterically. I remember actually pausing and thinking, "this is the first time I've felt good in a while" and then continuing to giggle. It was a nice moment. I'm still waiting for my good laugh:( Hmmmm....I can offer you some of the better bits from some of the joke books I read to try to cheer myself up. Two marines are in the center of Bagdad and make the announcement that curfew starts at 8:00 PM. At 7:45, they see a man pass by on his way home and the first marine shoots him dead. The second is shocked and asks, "why did you do that? There's still fifteen minutes left." The first shrugs and replies, "it's cool. I know where he lives and he would have never made it home in time." Two men, a young one and an older one, meet as they are ascending to heaven. As they're waiting to be let in, the old one asks, "how did you die?" The young man replies, "I froze to death." "What was it like?" the older man asks. The young one replies, "it was very uncomfortable at first but then I went numb and just drifted away. How did you die?" The older man replies, "Well, I had a feeling that my wife was cheating on me. So, I returned home in the middle of the day intent on catching her. I ran up to the bedroom but found her alone. So then I ran down to the basement and found it empty. Then it hit me that he must be in the attack so I ran all the way up there and, just as I was reaching the top of the stairs, I had a heart-attack." "Well that's ironic," the young man says. "Why?" "If you'd just checked in the refigerator, we'd both be alive.
tealeafbud Posted July 12, 2008 Posted July 12, 2008 Malichi, those are hysterical. Thanks for sharing. I just watched something on the Tele about a drunk referee during a soccer match. But I think it's when little things like these that make you laugh, you know you're getting better or getting over someone.
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