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First of all I would like to wish all my MIP family a very Blessed Thanksgiving:) May the day be exactly the day you need it to be filled with wonderful things. I am reminded today to thank all of you for all your help and sharing, to be grateful that I found MIP and to count all the blessings in my life-even the struggles. I am in the process of taking Step 3 and am finding myself struggling-not because of the step but because of exAB. We have been emailing and he seems to want to keep in touch and congrat me on every step of my journey-but he has become very detached in just the 2 weeks we've broken up...emails are signed "Take care", he advises that he wants to support me as a friend, but still believed everything will be as it should, that he is being very selective in what he writes because he doesn't want to lead me on but it used to just saying what is on his mind, he doesn't want to cloud my thoughts while I am on this journey, he will only communicate in email, but is frequent about it. I am struggling because I still love him very much, but I am thinking that such contact with him at this point is becoming more harm that good and I need to slowly let it go, and let him go. It's scarey to miss someone so much and be struggling to get through the holidays and then to know that they don't feel the same and are living fine without you in their life. How do you love someone 2 weeks ago and 2 weeks later not feel anything but freindship? Just having a mixed up day and trying to get through it as best as I can.....thanks for letting me share.........
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Put down the magnifying glass and pick up the mirror!
Hello Shelly , this seems to be typical alcoholic behavior ,they are like boomerangs they just keep commin back and never really letting go , keep the door open and you confused just in case . Keep looking after your own needs and if emailing is too painful , stop - remember u have choices too . take care Louise