I’m sitting here waiting for my grad class to start after my 9 hour work day and I’m tearing up over this piece Will. You really are a gifted writer. I feel like a part of my life has ended. I started reading PGP soon after I graduated. I found Touching Base around this time last year and you three have felt like friends I have never met. Dillon answered a mailbag question for me when I was ending the relationship I thought would last forever. He truly gives very thoughtful advice for someone I’ve never spoken to. I honestly find Dave’s humor to be just about the most hilarious thing I’ve ever heard. So many times I had to literally bite my lip at my desk to keep from bursting out laughing. You all have helped me through the worst year of my life last year, the good time since and I’ve so much enjoyed growing as a post grad and connecting more with what you older guys dealt with socially, in relationships, in the office and at life in general. I wish you all nothing but the very best and I will enjoy a Daveacino responsibly when I get home.
You bring up a good point. As a former Navy gf I’m all too familiar with everything you mentioned. The military wasn’t the reason I ended my 4 year relationship but it certainly didn’t help. I had stayed with my ex after college under the assumption he would serve 5 years and get out. We broke up after he decided to stay in long term. I realized how difficult it would be for me to keep my job as a licensed engineer while moving every 2 years. All this while I was and still am working on a masters in engineering. It might sound like I was being selfish but I realized he wasn’t as committed to me as I thought. It’s definitely important to discuss long term goals even in the early stages of a military relationship. We didn’t because he was too immature and couldn’t handle it when I wold bring it up.
To the guy questioning his 4 year relationship, you really need to trust your gut and not your heart. I know that sounds weird but I was in the exact same situation a year ago. You need to trust that the small part of your brain that says something is wrong is right even if you can’t put your finger on the problem. It was hard to fall out of love, so to speak, with the person I thought I would marry but a year later I am 100% certain I make the right choice. I have to give a shout out to the PGP community for helping me through that. Anyway, trust your gut and good luck.
Reading this actually made me feel better about my life even though I’ve been beating myself up lately for not making and effort to make friends outside of work.
I just don’t get why what Eric did was wrong. Granted I’m a relatively newly single female but two people interested in each other should freely communicate without having to worry about being clingy or maintaining this BS “I don’t care” persona everyone tries to have now.
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I’m sitting here waiting for my grad class to start after my 9 hour work day and I’m tearing up over this piece Will. You really are a gifted writer. I feel like a part of my life has ended. I started reading PGP soon after I graduated. I found Touching Base around this time last year and you three have felt like friends I have never met. Dillon answered a mailbag question for me when I was ending the relationship I thought would last forever. He truly gives very thoughtful advice for someone I’ve never spoken to. I honestly find Dave’s humor to be just about the most hilarious thing I’ve ever heard. So many times I had to literally bite my lip at my desk to keep from bursting out laughing. You all have helped me through the worst year of my life last year, the good time since and I’ve so much enjoyed growing as a post grad and connecting more with what you older guys dealt with socially, in relationships, in the office and at life in general. I wish you all nothing but the very best and I will enjoy a Daveacino responsibly when I get home.
You bring up a good point. As a former Navy gf I’m all too familiar with everything you mentioned. The military wasn’t the reason I ended my 4 year relationship but it certainly didn’t help. I had stayed with my ex after college under the assumption he would serve 5 years and get out. We broke up after he decided to stay in long term. I realized how difficult it would be for me to keep my job as a licensed engineer while moving every 2 years. All this while I was and still am working on a masters in engineering. It might sound like I was being selfish but I realized he wasn’t as committed to me as I thought. It’s definitely important to discuss long term goals even in the early stages of a military relationship. We didn’t because he was too immature and couldn’t handle it when I wold bring it up.
To the guy questioning his 4 year relationship, you really need to trust your gut and not your heart. I know that sounds weird but I was in the exact same situation a year ago. You need to trust that the small part of your brain that says something is wrong is right even if you can’t put your finger on the problem. It was hard to fall out of love, so to speak, with the person I thought I would marry but a year later I am 100% certain I make the right choice. I have to give a shout out to the PGP community for helping me through that. Anyway, trust your gut and good luck.
Reading this actually made me feel better about my life even though I’ve been beating myself up lately for not making and effort to make friends outside of work.
Shouts to my other female engineers! These comments are accurate and painful at the same time. I like to think I’m not totally socialy awkward.
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I totally get that but being tured off because he seems too into her is just bizarre to me.
I just don’t get why what Eric did was wrong. Granted I’m a relatively newly single female but two people interested in each other should freely communicate without having to worry about being clingy or maintaining this BS “I don’t care” persona everyone tries to have now.
Somehow my last breakup was all of these
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