Tag: breakups

  • Clipped Wings

    An ex-partner of mine asked me to fly with clipped wings. I declined the offer. Photo by Raindrops Photography on Unsplash I’m tired. I’m tired of encountering people who don’t know what they want, and who don’t know what polyamory is or have a contorted opinion of what it is. I’m damn tired. You need…

  • Aphorisms Of Love: To Find Lasting Relationships, You Must Allow Those That Won’t Last

    A reflection on those relationships that don’t last. I was lucky when I met my ex-wife. It was my first relationship. It lasted 26 years, and our marriage lasted 22 years. It was a “hole in one” so to speak. Mind you, we did have some rumbles during our first year. We broke up four…

  • Our Relationship And Our Sex Was Divine

    On the first anniversary of our breakup, I reflect on a relationship that was divine, before becoming hellish. Someone who is sexually immature cannot blame their partner when the sex is okay but not amazing. This is a realization I had today. Who was sexually immature? Me. However, I’ve grown during the past two years,…

  • Aphorisms of Love: An Early Disappointment Is Better Than A Late One

    It is better to discover incompatibilities early, rather than late. Ideally, we wouldn’t discover any incompatibilities. However, reality being the way it is, it is better to discover these early, rather than late. An early unmatch is easier to handle, than a late one. I’ve been rejected, this very morning. Truth be told, I wasn’t…

  • A Vale Of Tears, In Musical Form

    This is how I tick, musically speaking. It is no mystery that I like to stim to music. My entire life is adorned with music. I bring music everywhere I can. Yes, even in the MRI machines that look at my brain to make sure my cancer hasn’t come back. If they allow me to…