44? You have got to be kidding me! Trust me, your life is far from over. You will get smarter too (Reply #21)

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Wed Oct 10, 2012, 10:21 PM

21. 44? You have got to be kidding me! Trust me, your life is far from over. You will get smarter too

Hell, I can barely remember 44 and I'm just getting started. My dear girl, you have so much life ahead of you that you can't even imagine. Trust me, things will change. It's what they do.

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122 replies	Author	Time	Post
Well I just got dumped. [View all]	alarimer	Oct 2012	OP
That's harsh, but there isn't any easy way, I don't think.	bluedigger	Oct 2012	#1
No, but I had no idea this was coming.	alarimer	Oct 2012	#2
Well, I don't know either of you but he is a shit.	Robyn66	Oct 2012	#49
I think all the advice here had been pretty good.	alarimer	Oct 2012	#61
And that is ok	Robyn66	Oct 2012	#64
Haven't you been talking about getting rid of this guy for a while?	PassingFair	Oct 2012	#106
I'm sorry. It sucks.	kwassa	Oct 2012	#3
I'm too old to start over	alarimer	Oct 2012	#11
You are never too old to start over.	kwassa	Oct 2012	#17
WE want you!! I want you!	lastlib	Oct 2012	#32
I have a cat.	alarimer	Oct 2012	#35
I think you should get another cat I have 2.	ArnoldLayne	Oct 2012	#53
Look at it this way: You've just avoided a long-term mistake!!	lastlib	Oct 2012	#68
My dad met the love of his life when he was 76. She was 79.	riderinthestorm	Oct 2012	#34
That's sweet	alarimer	Oct 2012	#37
My grandfather also got remarried in his late 60s after my grandmother died.	mythology	Oct 2012	#110
Who is going to want you?	hamsterjill	Oct 2012	#57
How old are you?	GermanDem	Oct 2012	#73
I think that all the time....	kooljerk666	Oct 2012	#116
How awful, my dear alarimer...	CaliforniaPeggy	Oct 2012	#4
I was sort of ugly to him on the phone	alarimer	Oct 2012	#7
I disagree...	WillParkinson	Oct 2012	#44
Nah, that's not being ugly	Hayabusa	Oct 2012	#87
I had it happen to me	DFW	Oct 2012	#45
that's really shitty	MrsBrady	Oct 2012	#5
But I can't start over at my age; I just can't	alarimer	Oct 2012	#9
Sure you can. Lots of people do.	The Velveteen Ocelot	Oct 2012	#10
Not here, not in this crappy little town.	alarimer	Oct 2012	#12
If you can move, maybe you should, though it would be a shame	The Velveteen Ocelot	Oct 2012	#16
I meant more like someday	alarimer	Oct 2012	#18
Hey, I had to start over much later than that. I'm really happy with it.	Hoyt	Oct 2012	#13
I'm just going back over everything in my mind	alarimer	Oct 2012	#20
I'll bet distance had a whole lot to do with it.	Hoyt	Oct 2012	#30
44? You have got to be kidding me! Trust me, your life is far from over. You will get smarter too	OffWithTheirHeads	Oct 2012	#21
Thanks.	alarimer	Oct 2012	#22
You will be fine.	OffWithTheirHeads	Oct 2012	#36
That is all you are 44 and you think your old. No your still young, I'm 54 and single I	ArnoldLayne	Oct 2012	#54
I'm a 45 woman and recently broke up with my boyfriend of 5 years	cherish44	Oct 2012	#102
That is all very good advice	alarimer	Oct 2012	#111
um what's wrong with fat rednecks?	woolldog	Oct 2012	#23
Yes, I apologize for that.	alarimer	Oct 2012	#24
nah i was just trying to make you laugh	woolldog	Oct 2012	#25
My wife was 46 when I met her.	klook	Oct 2012	#27
Thanks	alarimer	Oct 2012	#28
OMG alarimer, you are just a baby at 44! You have years	crunch60	Oct 2012	#43
Honey 44 is NOT old	Robyn66	Oct 2012	#50
Hey, I happen to be 50	hfojvt	Oct 2012	#72
44, and you think you are old?	Aerows	Oct 2012	#79
What the hell does 44 have to do with it?	MrMickeysMom	Oct 2012	#94
Hey I am 51yo 5'10 155lbs...........	kooljerk666	Oct 2012	#117
Yeah, being blindsided is a tough one	benld74	Oct 2012	#6
I don't know.	alarimer	Oct 2012	#8
He has dented your ability to trust people, your own sense of knowing you are correct in your	benld74	Oct 2012	#67
Yes, it sucks hard enough to bend light.	The Velveteen Ocelot	Oct 2012	#14
I know all this	alarimer	Oct 2012	#15
I'm sorry, alarimer. You must be in a lot of pain right now.	Aristus	Oct 2012	#19
So......what do you do?	CaliforniaPeggy	Oct 2012	#26
Thanks for this.	alarimer	Oct 2012	#29
Such a good idea, Peg	MrMickeysMom	Oct 2012	#95
Damn, I'm really sorry to hear that. He's an idiot...	petronius	Oct 2012	#31
Sorry alarimer.	dawg	Oct 2012	#33
he is a jerk. period.	irisblue	Oct 2012	#38
I'm sorry.	Chellee	Oct 2012	#39
I just don't know how to fill the time	alarimer	Oct 2012	#40
You do know.	Chellee	Oct 2012	#41
THis makes me think of 2 suggestions that really help me get through rough times:	raccoon	Oct 2012	#47
Sorry I know how much it must hurt, I feel bad for you.	ArnoldLayne	Oct 2012	#52
that's why you need a puppy.....	lastlib	Oct 2012	#70
Nobody can be sad around a puppy	alarimer	Oct 2012	#76
Hugs...	HipChick	Oct 2012	#42
Wow. He's already unfriended me on Facebook	alarimer	Oct 2012	#46
My daughter got dumped in a Facebook message	revolution breeze	Oct 2012	#48
No, This is for the best. Give him no message, no contact, nothing.	LuckyLib	Oct 2012	#86
I've known the feeling rather well. Try to view it as an opportunity rather than a tragedy.	HopeHoops	Oct 2012	#51
That's a good message to keep in mind.	hedgehog	Oct 2012	#62
Long distance romances are the hardest.	Baitball Blogger	Oct 2012	#55
I know. I was worried about it.	alarimer	Oct 2012	#75
It is something that comes from age, but there are some decisions that will occur in your life,	Baitball Blogger	Oct 2012	#78
I hope so	alarimer	Oct 2012	#81
That really sucks.	geardaddy	Oct 2012	#56
Well, all you can do is resist the urge to call him ever again, and	TwilightGardener	Oct 2012	#58
I need answers though	alarimer	Oct 2012	#60
I know. I was baffled too, as to why my boyfriend dumped me. He didn't dump me	TwilightGardener	Oct 2012	#66
You want answers, but there may be no answers.	kwassa	Oct 2012	#83
I've been there...probably most of	pipi_k	Oct 2012	#59
Over the PHONE? What a coward!	Odin2005	Oct 2012	#63
He says he wasn't and I've never known him to lie.	alarimer	Oct 2012	#65
Ugh.	geardaddy	Oct 2012	#71
Be strong and don't try to get him back. You'll just injure your pride more	Populist_Prole	Oct 2012	#69
I just wish I had some answers as to why	alarimer	Oct 2012	#80
I know the feeling.	RebelOne	Oct 2012	#74
Vibes going your way.	applegrove	Oct 2012	#77
Hang in there alarimer. It WILL get better.	Tuesday Afternoon	Oct 2012	#82
Is he ever going to talk to me again?	alarimer	Oct 2012	#84
Maybe, maybe not. But you have no control over that.	TwilightGardener	Oct 2012	#85
Who knows? Whatever you do, though, don't try to contact him.	The Velveteen Ocelot	Oct 2012	#89
Aw sweetie...	redqueen	Oct 2012	#91
I'm sorry.	GoCubsGo	Oct 2012	#88
I'm so, so sorry..	redqueen	Oct 2012	#90
Where do you live?	mykpart	Oct 2012	#92
North Carolina, now.	alarimer	Oct 2012	#98
Call him back.	tavernier	Oct 2012	#93
He did email me back.	alarimer	Oct 2012	#99
I'm a little late to this thread, but may I throw in my 2 cents?	LeftofObama	Oct 2012	#96
That is good advice.	alarimer	Oct 2012	#101
This might be a key.	kwassa	Oct 2012	#107
seven years	alarimer	Oct 2012	#108
I think that there is a difference	kwassa	Oct 2012	#109
Ah! He has kids, you do not (and don't want to). MUCH clearer!	riderinthestorm	Oct 2012	#120
Being single is the best	Mario_Ordinario	Oct 2012	#97
My family says "Solitude before settling"	alarimer	Oct 2012	#100
Sorry, kiddo.	Iggo	Oct 2012	#103
Hugs to you.	Helen Reddy	Oct 2012	#104
My suggestion: If you're not doing so already, start working out	cherish44	Oct 2012	#105
Don't grovel, and never, ever give up...	a la izquierda	Oct 2012	#112
I am so sorry! hugs	GreenPartyVoter	Oct 2012	#113
Just saw this.	blueamy66	Oct 2012	#114
This message was self-deleted by its author	kooljerk666	Oct 2012	#115
I'm sorry for your experiences	alarimer	Oct 2012	#118
This message was self-deleted by its author	kooljerk666	Oct 2012	#119
Sounds like...	discntnt_irny_srcsm	Oct 2012	#121
Maybe this song will help you through	RedCloud	Oct 2012	#122

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