The Woman I've Had Some Successful Dates With Currently Lives In A Town Adjacent To His Home Town. Upon

The woman I've had some successful dates with currently lives in a town adjacent to his home town. Upon fb investigation, some of her friends went to his highschool.

So I'm in a panic of course.

Im going through and blocking any fringe people who may make connections. I stumbled across his Dad's fb, and curiosity got the best of me.

There is a pic of him, his sisters and his dad at a hockey game. He has a beard now. It sort of suits him.

He looks happy. And I have that age old ache in me.

But then I remember that he's probably sitting there complaining about the cold, the food, and the crappy seats his parents made him pay for.

I look a little closer at his eyes and they look the same. He's the same.

I've just blocked his dad and I feel nothing.

Fresh perspectives

Visiting our grocery store today took my breath away. And I couldn't get it back.

No Answer

Silly old emo song sent me into a flashback.

Once I was certain he’d walked away and was done with his rampage I’d take a moment to breathe before trying to stand up and evaluate the damage . 

More frequently as time went on I would think the same thing:  How did it come to this?

My first post exactly one year and a week ago.  So many things have changed from this time.  But some things remain constant:

I survived.  I’m surviving.

Prologue

I survived you.

I still think about him basically every time I get a quiet moment: in a fitting room, at a red light, in my office, in the shower.

Recovery is a bitch.