[darkpuppet]

Meford, 2001_Zts .. thanks for the advice. You guys probably know more than most how to live life.

I may not have had the advice at the time, but I've learned some of those lessons on my own over the years...(mostly the hard way).

I wish I could say I knew how to end relationships well.. as they always seem to go critical mass on me, but I'm chalking that one up to the immature types that are drawn to me.... Personally, I'm terrible at holding grudges...

I do, however, put that all behind me each and every time, and this time, it looks like it's actually paying off :).. this girl is pretty fantastic right now, and we have both had the talk about the lives we bring independently to this relationship (yeah, heavy talk, I know).. so I have a pretty good idea of where she's coming from, and there's really no pressure to force things to fit.

I'm only saying that I was surprised -- not going to force her to like everything I do, but it's nice to know she's accepting of those things and not forcing me to change at all.

So far, it's a pretty warm and fuzzy feeling.. only time will tell how well it's doing for sure...

[edit]actually.. I find that if girls have broken up with me, they tend to want to keep in touch -- even though they've all cheated on me...

Now I'm learning the hard way that girls I break up with may not think quite as highly as me -- they'll definitely be holding a grudge and looking to vilify me... which sort of sucks, but not much I can do about that...