I shouldn't have been lazy about journaling the last few days. I have been... it's been so up and down with Ryan, as usual. He gets mad at me, gets moody, criticizes and is mean and then comes back around and is nice for a bit and then the cycle continues. I have been clinging to this battle, feeling like it meant that he liked me on some level....loved me on some level... but in the last few days...even though we've had some lovely times, he's made it clear that he may like to be my friend and would like to be friends with benefits... but I am not a priority. He says "I'm not your dude".... and he's right. The other day I had a heart discomfort (probably a transit) and it scared me and he didn't care about me and wouldn't come back with me. The next day he told me that he thinks of me as the little boy who cried wolf and a hypochondriac. He doesn't respect my experiences at all. And I remember when I had that anaphylactic shock thing in the middle of the night at his house and he didn't even take me to the hospital, I had to drive myself. Reflecting now I think that I wasn't trying to force him too because it felt like time was of the essence and it would have taken him a long time to get up and get ready.
In general he is lazy. He has had so much time off lately and the last two days in particular.... he spent an hour or two looking at Steve's stuff yesterday to get a quote, and today he helped his dad for a couple hours maybe. But he doesn't even get up until almost noon. No ambition. And he certainly doesn't have extra bandwidth to take care of a woman. And he resents my spirituality and especially ES. It's just not good. But I still keep hoping... kept hoping.
The other day he thought I caught him on Facebook dating so he confessed it. He says he would have told me anyway and that he was mad because he doesn't understand technology, but he spins everything. And he finally said that he can see how he could have owned up a bit more to the "Plenty of Fish" dating/cheating thing. So a little movement... but anyway... he had the Plenty of Fish thing and the Tinder thing and now the Facebook Dating thing. He doesn't see how clicking on Tinder was a problem...he was just checking it out and only looked at 3 profiles... and the Facebook Dating thing started itself.... and he was wiping for a long time in the bathroom from anal leakage...he wasn't on his phone... blah blah...lies. The next day he brought me his phone and said I could look through it, but that was after he cleaned it up.
I don't care. He's a porn-addicted sad human. He would still do drugs if he could find them. He has not chosen to address his issues or past. He is mean and has a rotting core from unhealed wounds and trauma. I loved him for a year.... I tried for a year. I learned so much. But it's finally time to let him go.
So I got on Facebook dating yesterday. Tonight I had a long talk with a guy named Johnny who was nice but he lives far away and ALSO lives in a camper. He's also not "awake", but he says he's a "life coach" and he does sound fun. We don't have great long-term compatibility according to TimePassages but it sounds like we have some good work we could do together according to The Pattern.
It might be fun to date other people, I guess. But also it makes me kind of want to hole up. So... we'll see. I love my boys and my home and my horse and chickens and job and friends.
Focus on that.
I hope Ryan can be my friend. But we'll see. He will hate that I'm dating although he has blessed it a couple times. He's conflicted in himself.
But he's not kind or respectful to me anymore. Ryan always said if you lose even one of Communication, Respect, or Trust, then the relationship is done. He never respected me (or tore me down... in some moments of softness I know that part of him does see and respect me...but he sabotages it.) And we lost trust with the lies...and he doesn't even know he's lying a lot. Sometimes he does, but he's just not fully conscious... but he's getting there. I'm not fully conscious either. Ah, God, you know I love him. But I do want to be with someone who wants to build a beautiful life together.
God, please bless and care for my friend. Please help him to be well...to get well... to find truth and happiness. Protect him and guard and guide him.
So Johnny lives in Louisburg. He said he wants to take me on a date to Hanging Rock and the Asheville Zoo. Sounds really fun. And he likes hiking and has handyman skills and is a car salesman (red flag!)... and it sounds like he's trying to start over. Ah. yeah. He's not the one either, but would it be fun to date? But how can I keep my pants on? I want to save myself for my partner/husband... I make ties by having sex with people. So... yeah. I need to get clear about boundaries.
Just take it slow, Carissa. Be with me.
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So crazy. A week after one of the best Valentine's Days of my life.
Ryan could be my everything. But he doesn't want me and I need to hear that and let go. But part of me thinks maybe I just need to be more patient. But another part of me says I'm being stupid.. respect his wishes. So...do me. Focus on my wants. I want to be in a loving relationship. That isn't available with Ryan. He has spent 2-3 nights here in the last 7 months. He doesn't love or want me. Hear it. See it. Someone might.
I DO.