My life isn't all that great right now, but I guarantee you that I could make my life look quite envious to everyone on Facebook should I so desire.
I sort of doubt that he is going to live happily ever after.
If he's a narcissist, its all about him getting what he wants at the cost of everyone else.
If anything, say a little prayer for the new woman in his life. She may not have a clue what's going on. In my experience, its easy to be blindsided by someone who has mental issues if you've never experienced that particular mental issue before. So if the new woman has never experienced a narcissist, she may not even know what she's dealing with. I've known women who were married to narcissists for decades. They don't come out unscathed.
Or its possible that she has low standards and puts up with all of his crap. (I sort of doubt that he's changed.)
I think you are awesome just the way you are.
I think its good to look back on past relationships and see where they went wrong.
Were you able to see red flags from the beginning? Or maybe if its hard for you to see red flags, this would be a good exercise to work through with a therapist.
But, I do feel you----I know how hard it is to meet people online, and I know how so many of them are just liars. It makes me want to think that all men are liars, but I know this is far from the truth. I think that the internet attracts liars because the internet allows people to hide behind a screen and if you only see them every so often, its easy to keep up the charade.
I think your ex is being quite cruel to you AND to his fiance.
I mean he's supposedly soooo happy and getting married....yet he's still trying to talk to you? This doesn't paint a picture of someone who is going to live happily ever after. (Again, feel bad for his current partner.)
I think its good that you got away from him. And remember, he's not going to live happily ever after.
I know it hurts like heck, but does it help at all to try and shift your mindframe?
I just got out of a situation (long story) with someone, and I didn't know about his mental illness history.....but I've known him for 6 years. Yes, 6 years. He knew about my mental health issues from day one. He's still in denial about how bad his issues are. I urged him to go get help. And while I am still in a lot of pain right now, I pray for the next woman who crosses paths with him, because I don't think he'd disclose his diagnosis to her either. And she's going to need a lot of strength in order to handle him.
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