u/BubblyLetter5121

Lunch with my 89 year old gramps ❤ "Bombay Chicken", new potatoes and a sad little salad.

I (34f) am so angry with myself. I've been in recovery for 5 years and been single the whole time, only sleeping with two people. I've worked so hard get to a place where I'm comfortable alone. I love the life I've built for myself and I feel like I'm finally becoming a woman I'm proud of- I'd even go as far as to say I like myself!! I have *firmly* been in my "I don't need no man" era for a long time and pride myself on being completely independent.

Then out of nowhere a couple of months ago I bump in to a guy I used to be friends with as teenagers. We were always flirty back then, we'd kissed a few times but mainly we were really good platonic friends. As we catched up, he told me he was also in recovery and had been diagnosed with ADHD as an adult, exactly like I had. We met totally 'organically', having bumped in to him on the bus in my local town. My stupid arse took this as a ✨SIGN✨ and I *threw* myself in to it like a teenager falling for the first time.

To cut a long story short, (cuz we've all heard this one before ladies!) he's a complete man child incapable of the most basic communication or expression. He's lied to me, disrespected me in my own home, tried to gaslight me and finally ghosted me when I tried to (oh the horror) talk to him like adult.

I just feel so friggin stupid. A total fool. I didn't just ignore red flags, I was a willing participant in the red flag parade. He's unemployed, lives with his grandmother and has a 5 month old he barely sees. What the fuck is wrong with me???

Anyway, I'm back in therapy ☺

Dim glasses? Dim problem!

Is this an ironic subreddit? Most of the shoes posted here are ugly af

Feel completely rejected and stupid