Blondguy- Great post. I wish I made it on in time to write that myself!
Jando, the grieving process is not usually easy, and it serves a purpose as a chance for us to take a look at what we did wrong and learn from it. I am at the point in my growth where I don't need to sleep with women to fill any void or prove anything to anyone. I have put myself in the position most WOMEN find themselves in, putting members of the opposite sex sternly in the friend bus.
The reason for this is because I used to meet MANY women, close them every time I left my house, and date one I had the greatest connection with while I was still doing the former. I had the power to get what I wanted, but I abused it. I was basically, a douche bag. lol
Seeking out women with such a direct agenda becomes emotionally reckless when you move too fast. I look back at the many women I have dated and can see why they were never right for me, but while blinded by emotions immediately following a breakup, we fail to see this. We are blinded by the woman's initial presentation of herself, and decide to look past all the flaws that would otherwise disqualify her.
So now the women I meet are put on the friend bus, so that we can evaluate each other without the bias created by the initial "spark" we create with seduction. It gives a great foundation for trust and allows me to decide, without carpet bombing hearts, if I would like to actually take that next step with little or no emotional risk.
By jumping into a relationship before you REALLY know a person, based on a connection that you have previously had with many people before, you create a hostage situation in which both parties want to leave the other but are unable to let go of the idea of that person. Becoming dependent on having a relationship, we create a void before we even have one, and use other people to fill it. Time spent with that person further increases dependence and the withdrawal period upon breakup can be unbearable.
After a breakup, relationships go back to the way things were, and with no previous friendship as a foundation, there is nothing to go back to. The dumpee is left with the void.
The very act of seducing women causes us to seduce ourselves, blinding us from seeing who they really are. We fall in love with a woman that never was and associate her with the woman that is.
Build friendships. Evaluate. Decide.
Until then, GFTOW!
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