carteblanche Posted June 2, 2013 Posted June 2, 2013 I had a run-in with some ironic news today, and it got me to thinking, so I thought I'd share. We were doing long distance when my ex broke up with me, and she specifically cited the fact that she was worried we'd never end up in the same city when breaking up with me. Obviously, I argued that the distance was merely temporary, and that we'd find a way to end up together. She didn't buy the argument. But her behavior and some other stuff led me to believe it was really a case of G.I.G.S. more than the distance itself. Anyway, today I was called by a friend who gave me some news about her (completely unsolicited - I'm fairly bitter about the BU and could care less about what she's doing with her life). Apparently, she just accepted a job in - you guessed it - my city. It's pretty ironic: a 2-year investment in a relationship all so that we can ultimately end up in the same city but remain complete strangers. I must say, though, that I almost found a kind of inner peace upon the hearing the news. That peace comes from the knowledge that some things just aren't meant to be, and we shouldn't waste our time obsessing over the future because, most of the time, the unfolding of events is simply out of our control. Just thought I'd share, especially for all of those people constantly thinking about questions of "what if?" 1
BustedUpInside Posted June 2, 2013 Posted June 2, 2013 Geez, isn't life just ridiculous sometimes? What I think when I hear things like this is that even if you would have known this information back then, she probably would have just found a different thing to act crazy about. I don't need to tell you that you're better off, but what I will say is that you really do seem like you're over it and that's the best thing you can hope for.
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