Six Word Memoirs on Life Stories

Sagacious says,

My brother met a girl who was engaged to one of his best mates. The girl split up with her fiance, started dating my brother, and ended up marrying him. They have three boys- the eldest is 22. This may sound insensitive, but shit happens. You'll find someone better, Hannah, it's just a matter of time, trust me.

Dragonflower says,

There was a song back in the 70s maybe--late 70s and I'm sorry I can't remember the name, but the lyrics went something like, "it's sad to belong to someone else when the right one comes along." I think that might be what Sagacious was talking about--or at least it reminded me of that. Sometimes in this crazy world of love and finding mates, we hook up with the wrong person. Then, again, sometimes we need to be more respectful before we go trying out someone new. Love is complicated. But a good kind of complicated. Never give up on it.

Sagacious says,

I probably should have used the words "best friends" in the first sentence of my comment. "Mate" is Australian slang for "friend".

Hannahmo says,

Thanks Sag and Autumn22. Guess I was with the wrong person. Hopefully the right one will come along soon...

Dragonflower says,

I'm hoping the same thing too! The thing I'm learning is I've absolutely got to love myself the most and feel worthy of a real kind of love. For most of my life, I've been willing to put up with less than stellar behavior from the guys I've been with. But sometimes, I was just with the wrong guy--just plain and simple as that is.

Hannahmo says,

Autumn22, I hope you know that you really do deserve the best. Any guy would be lucky to have you as their girlfriend. :)

Wench says,

My boyfriend and I signed a lease together and moved into the same apartment. One day while he was at work, I gathered our clothes together to do a load of laundry and found a condom in his pocket. I will never like or respect the girl that eventually ended up moving into my apartment while I couch-surfed for the rest of our lease, but they ended up getting married and are, as far as I know, really happy together. And I am happy not to be in the relationship with him anymore, it wasn't a good match.

The world should work in black and white, but it doesn't. Bad comes out of good and vice versa, it's a big, twisted mess.

Dragonflower says,

Thank you, Hannahmo! You are very sweet to say that. I'm feeling like 2013 will be my year.

MO_Thoughts2 says,

There's a saying that goes something like ...when you find the right one, you will understand why the other relationships didn't work.

lillybrook says,

I agree with all of this, and would add that people who stay in the wrong relationship because they are committed are not happier or healthier because they "stuck it out." And, personally, I'd never want to be the person someone stayed unhappy with.

I'm single. At times, it can be lonely and sad. But I'd rather be lonely and sad alone than lonely and sad with someone who doesn't want to be there.

Let them go. Give yourself permission to be happy. Good luck!

Level1 says,

It takes two to tango as they say, and it sounds like your guy did some dancing too. This experience as unhappy as it may be is but one chapter in your book of love. There are many still yet to be written.

unknown116 says,

MO, I really like that saying. I believe that you must always respect who you are with. I don't believe in cheating, but if you don't feel as though you are with the right person, then I don't think it's wrong at all to brake it off with them.
Love is a tricky subject. Everyone deals with it differently. But no matter what, love is neever selfish.