One year ago, Christmas Eve ...

[Eisenhower]

One year ago, Christmas Eve, my girl, her two kids and I were celebrating at her sister's house with all the relatives. Tonight, same party, same house, same relatives, but there's a new guy in my place - he even sort of looks like me.

 

I don't want her back, not after all she's put me through, but God it hurts to think of how she's simply replaced me and having a great time and I'm dwelling in misery, alone. Now I know why depression is so common during the holidays.

 

Eisenhower

[ryanrabl]

Well,imagine how you will feel next year when you have a hot girlfriend for a romantic holidays next year.I promise you wont think of your ex then haha..seriously,you wont think of her .

[tiredofit]

The holidays are hard, no doubt. I have been through this more times than I want to remember . Rececently ended a relationship (less then a week ago) but still work with her. the 2 of us closed up together tonight and as as I walked by her car she rolls the window down and yells "Have a good Christmas". Yeah, I'm going home to wrap presents alone with my dog. Anyways I tell her the same. It 's hard my friend but suround yourself with ppl u care about tomorrow. Things will be better next year. I'm making that promise to myself and u should too. Hell come on here and vent if need be. I 'm sure I will before I get over this. But remember, you will get through it and who knows, someone new and better is out there, just waiting to meet you.

[adamt]

i know how you feel. i have been doing well to move on in last few months and not let the ex get into my deep thoughts. managed ok on xmas day but as i go to sleep i start to reflect on being at this same point in time 12 month ago in my house and bed. makes me feel a bit sad on how things changed so much since last xmas. never had a hint that things were going to end.infact we were both planning for our future and i thought 2009 was goign to be where we make commitments. have a few tears at the moment. i will be ok tomorrow but just having a moment of reflection. it feels a hard 7 months to get to this point. i know i wil be ok, it just feels i need to release some emotion. i have other irons inthe fire and hopefully in 12 months time i will be with someone else and moved on completely. its so hard to deal with the other person just forgetting about you

[drew86]

I know exactly what you're feeling, friend. I'm really hoping the depression will let up once the next semester starts and I can drown myself in work... The feeling of being replaced is brutal. It's so hard to think about the past and how somebody else has 'taken your place'. For me, I thought what I had was the real deal, but in no time at all I've been replaced and forgotten.

 

You're not alone at all. What keeps me going is I know there will be somebody else and their are some really great people out there. Don't dwell on it too hard, I spent a lot of time today being miserable and it's just poison. Keep that chin up, I'll have a beer for you later, best wishes man.

[Eisenhower]

Thanks, folks. I guess feeling rejected and alone really is a universal feeling for those of us who are dumped. I wish us all a 2010 filled with healing and new love, better than before.

 

Eisenhower

[DenverBachelor]

Thanks, folks. I guess feeling rejected and alone really is a universal feeling for those of us who are dumped. I wish us all a 2010 filled with healing and new love, better than before.

 

Eisenhower

 

Are you guys saying two thousand ten or twenty ten? I keep calling it twenty ten out loud which is weird because I've never said any other year like that. Twenty nine doesn't work because it is 29. But twenty ten does work ... I'm not sure where I'm going with this, though.

[Eisenhower]

I'm saying "twenty-ten" ...