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Gilda
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Just separated after 9 years - how to pick up the pieces?
      30/06/2009 20:33

Hello, this is my first posting and I am looking for some advice from anyone whose been there too. After 9 years of working so hard to get my partner to open up and let me in I had to face the fact that he did not love me as much as I loved him. I started going to therapy last autumn to 'fix myself' so that I could make my man happy but as the sessions progressed I realised I would never change him and I was just hurting myself by staying in an unhappy relationship. After a particularly bad day, I lost my temper and asked him if he wanted us to separate. He said yes, I panicked. After a few weeks I got over the shock and actually saw it as a good thing for both of us. I was helped in that decision by him telling his friends that he was leaving me - this in front of me. Last week he moved his stuff out and I feel really tearful, exhausted and daunted at the thought of being single again after so long. I live in a tiny rural village but have a long commute each day to work in a city. I'm 39. Does anyone have any feel-good stories please? I only have a couple of good friends ( I made the mistake of making my man the centre of my universe) and they are both married.

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* Just separated after 9 years - how to pick up the pieces? Gilda 30/06/2009 20:33
. * * Re: Just separated after 9 years - how to pick up the pieces? loopysue   03/07/2009 22:09
. * * Re: Just separated after 9 years - how to pick up the pieces? booboo   02/07/2009 08:36
. * * Re: Just separated after 9 years - how to pick up the pieces? Foxie   02/07/2009 20:47
. * * Re: Just separated after 9 years - how to pick up the pieces? bevvywevvy   02/07/2009 22:06
. * * Re: Just separated after 9 years - how to pick up the pieces? Gilda   02/07/2009 22:35
. * * Re: Just separated after 9 years - how to pick up the pieces? lynda2   01/07/2009 08:45
. * * Re: Just separated after 9 years - how to pick up the pieces? JulieJ   01/07/2009 10:38
. * * Re: Just separated after 9 years - how to pick up the pieces? WoodyM   01/07/2009 12:13
. * * Re: Just separated after 9 years - how to pick up the pieces? lesley28   30/06/2009 22:18
. * * Re: Just separated after 9 years - how to pick up the pieces? Gilda   01/07/2009 20:27
. * * Re: Just separated after 9 years - how to pick up the pieces? marie50   01/07/2009 20:42
. * * Re: Just separated after 9 years - how to pick up the pieces? biogirl   30/06/2009 22:58
. * * Re: Just separated after 9 years - how to pick up the pieces? Gilda   01/07/2009 20:04
. * * Re: Just separated after 9 years - how to pick up the pieces? scottishmags   01/07/2009 00:19
. * * Re: Just separated after 9 years - how to pick up the pieces? gumpenscot   01/07/2009 06:42
. * * Re: Just separated after 9 years - how to pick up the pieces? F1x   30/06/2009 22:46
. * * Re: Just separated after 9 years - how to pick up the pieces? Olisa   30/06/2009 20:43
. * * Re: Just separated after 9 years - how to pick up the pieces? anner06   30/06/2009 21:17
. * * Re: Just separated after 9 years - how to pick up the pieces? Gilda   30/06/2009 21:45
. * * Re: Just separated after 9 years - how to pick up the pieces? LadyGodiva   30/06/2009 21:04
. * * Re: Just separated after 9 years - how to pick up the pieces? BeauSoleil   30/06/2009 21:15

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