juliaoceania
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Joined: 4/19/2006 From: Somewhere Over the Rainbow Status: offline
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first, how do you deal with something like that happening, and secondly how do you pick up and go forward??? Im so sorry that you spent so much time, energy, effort, and emotions on this less than honorable person. If it is any consolation, there is one thing worse than wasting your time on someone , and that is wasting one more day on the wrong person. At least you can now lick your wounds and move on to the next guy who might be all the things that this guy seemed to be but just wasn't. Now for some encouraging words that may have to be read twice because they are a little on the "tough love" side of things. If a man does not call me back or email me back, I drop him like a hot potatoe. I do not lose my pride by chasing after someone that is just not into me. Men know what they want, and all the chasing in the world is not going to convince them that they want a woman they do not. I think all of us have had something along the lines of really liking someone that does not feel the same way in return. Or a collector, and that is what this man sounds like, collecting as many submissives as he can just to dump them when he has his way with them. I do not know him, or his motives, but he would not be the first man to be like this. You took all the precautions you could in getting to know him and take your time before moving into a Ds dynamic with him, so do not blame yourself.... It is not you, and not every man that purports to be a dominant is like this, many have more honor than that. If this ever happens again in the future remember that you can retain your dignity much better if you write them off at the same time they write you off. There really is no sense in trying to garner explanations of "why", because you will never know for sure. The way to move on? One day at a time, and by allowing men to court you. When I am looking I stay in contact with several men until one flips my lid, and I do not hide this fact. I am honest about not putting my eggs into one basket. The right one will court you. This guy sounds like he spent time and energy, but I would ask yourself, how much energy did he really invest? Did he call every day, increasingly, leading up to your night together? Did he keep a distance between you beforehand? I bet on some levels he did. Could you call him whenever you wanted? Was he happy to hear your voice? These are very big clues as to how "into you" a guy is. Some aspects of romance transcend Ds, and these are letting a guy chase you until you catch him , when you first start dating and are not exclusive, that is what women do... Hope you got something out of my words
< Message edited by juliaoceania -- 11/24/2006 11:32:08 AM >
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