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- From: jsmt@troi.cc.rochester.edu (Julia Smith)
- Subject: Re: clarification (was Re: how to get to root of strange behavior)
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- In article <16DEC199215303639@vax2.concordia.ca> rwarren@vax2.concordia.ca
- (Rosemary from Montreal) writes:
- >>DUMP HIM.
- >yep, i've heard that from just about everyone. one person started off
- >saying "don't dump him" but then seemed to change their mind partway
- >through. i guess when i first met sunday he reminded me of me with my last
- >sweetheart: so starry-eyed innocent, wanting to spend as much time
- >possible with their beloved, wanting to hear their voice and see their face
- >constantly. some of the things he's said to me i've said, word for word, to
- >other people!
-
- Ok, here is some practical advice that doesn't have anything to do with
- whether or not to dump him:
-
- 1) Set yourself a deadline, an EARLIEST POSSIBLE date that you will call him.
- DO NOT CALL HIM UNTIL THAT DAY. Every time you start thinking about
- calling him, and you will, look at the calendar and put yourself off.
-
- 2) Find something to do which you enjoy. Even if it is bad for you, do it
- anyway. This has to be something you would probably never do for yourself,
- but would love for someone else to do for you - give yourself a special
- dinner, treat yourself to a sappy movie that no one but you would really
- get into, do a luxurious bubble bath - something extravagent. Plan out
- several of these, and put one into effect EVERY SINGLE TIME YOU THINK YOU
- CAN'T KEEP FROM CALLING HIM. Make these rewards for not calling.
-
- 3) Start looking for something to do that will get you out and doing things
- with people. Try volunteering at a local theater group. Take a juggling
- class or a cooking class. Do something where you have to talk to people.
- You can get into this slowly, but do at least ONE NEW THING every week.
-
- 4) On the day that you decided you would call him, sit down calmly and make
- a list of everything you want to tell him. List the good things and the
- bad things. List out everything that is making you unhappy. List everything
- you wish would be better. List everything you want in a relationship.
- Now - do you want to call him or do you want to put it off another week?
- Each time you put it off, you get stronger. Each time you call him, you
- make yourself the victim.
-
- At the point when you start treating yourself
- so well that you don't need to be a victim anymore, you will be able to
- do what you need to do to make permanent changes in your life.
- In the meantime, you need to practice this, because it doesn't come
- easy after all the years you have had of treating yourself badly. Take
- it one day at a time, and be patient with yourself. Things really do get
- better!!!
-
- --j
-
-