Hi, all,
Not sure where to post this....I first thought of the "General" thread, but it really has to do with relationships...
I've realized I'm no longer a 'fixer" in terms of relationships.
I was raised to put my own needs aside to the needs of others...never having a voice. I realize this is/was why I married a man I didn't love from the start, though staying for 20 years, then ventured into several really bad dating relationships. After 9 years of singlehood, and at age 56 (OH, my, I know!), But, better late, than never, is how I feel about it.
I can now visualize myself telling these men...and shocking them with my assertiveness...."You're full of %#@&#!!" I just wish I had had this insight much sooner. It has taken me a long, long time to reach this stage. At the same time, just want to say, I am not bitter or disrespective of men. I know there are nice men out there. Now, however, I just don't have the desire or energy to find them.
Patty