ex hatred
In order to fit in with friends, I pretended not to like my Ex after we split and to be glad I'd had such a lucky escape. I hid the fact that I'd loved her greatly and that losing her hurt in ways I hadn't thought possible.

My friends, whilst trying to help, did the usual "ahh, there's plenty more fish in the sea" and all the rest of that crap. Yet even after...what, five or six years, I still think back on the time with her and think I was lucky as hell to be with her. Part of me will always find her attractive and part of me will always have some love just for her.

I've moved on, as you do, found a lovely girl and got married. I'm happy and we're expecting our first kid, but I still wish that I'd been strong enough to reject the "help" from my friends and just admit that I loved my ex and that losing her was something I regret.

I just hope she can find happiness. You know who you are, if you're out there.

Enough maudlin crap from me - let's get back to the crap puns, thinly veiled bigotry and knob gags that we know and love...

/edit I think that what I was trying to express is the fact that, when a break-up happens, we fellas are expected to go "ha, I'm glad to be rid of that bitch, let's get pissed and go out on the pull!" - a myth that is perpetuated by our friends saying thigns like "I alwasy said she was a cow, you can do much better", even if they always got along with the girl in question. We all get caught up playing these parts, when actually we want to curl up and cry and our friends just don't know how to comfort us without veering into "poof" territory. Sometimes it's harder being a bloke than girls might think...
(Chad, Tue 20 Jan 2009, 12:13, 8 replies)

I
feel your pain too......
(Lip Up Fatty Fatty Reggae still loves BBQ food on, Tue 20 Jan 2009, 12:23, closed)

Well said
That man!
(jackhiggs no longer a v!rgin as of..., Tue 20 Jan 2009, 14:01, closed)

This
is so true.
(syz, Tue 20 Jan 2009, 14:49, closed)

Get over it
She probably was a bitch. Stop being such a poof.
(Grezmo, Tue 20 Jan 2009, 15:51, closed)

Yep....
If you've read any of my shite, you'll know my ex went beyond the point where I was justified in hating her filthy cheating guts (pffft), and I feel genuine shame sometimes when I realise I never could.

My best mate has threatened me with physical violence if I ever take her back.
( baw__bag contains traces of nuts on, Tue 20 Jan 2009, 18:00, closed)

Too Bloody True
I feel like I am just 'fitting in' by not talking about her anymore. Meh.
( The_Commander_of_Skips wears his sunglasses at night, Tue 20 Jan 2009, 18:48, closed)

Good call
Too true.
(annexed, Wed 21 Jan 2009, 12:58, closed)

She's manipulating you
the bitch. Here, have a pint and we'll go on the pull, nothing that booze and meaningless sex can't solve, right?

right?
(knackerz is skinning up, Thu 22 Jan 2009, 0:39, closed)