Cyberpunk Posted June 19, 2012 Posted June 19, 2012 (edited) If you've read my recent threads, you know that I'm going through a very difficult break-up right now. I really loved this girl and would have liked to marry her one day. But I think after realizing the person that she truly is, I might have dodged another bullet. Thanks for everyone's support so far. If you know my situation, I'm currently a graduate student and a TA. I've about another year left until graduation, and if you know anything about the life of a graduate student, it's not very economically friendly. The part that ruins my self-esteem the most is that I'm still living at home at 26. I've lived on my own since I was twenty, but moved back home after college once the only jobs that showed any interest in me were the local fast-food establishments. So I decided to head off to graduate school after the drought had taken its toll on me. Landed a decent job teaching at a local college, which pays better than the fast food places, but it's not like I'm ready to go out and buy an Escalade or anything. But once I graduate I'm confident that I can secure a full-time position there, and am also eligible to teach at four-year universities. So there's hope. However, right now, I'm still working toward it, and I'm not in such an attractive position in regards to dating. I doubt I'd find a woman interested in "waiting" for me to get on my feet and get my own place again when they could just find a man who is stable now. I accept this, which is why I want to spend the next year of my life away from the opposite sex. I don't care if they don't think I'm attractive now or if they consider me some sort of loser for still living at home. It's only temporary, and until then, it's all about me now. Though I still get lonely. This is going to be a rough year. Edited June 19, 2012 by Cyberpunk
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