
Here it goes: I am in my mid-twenties, I am in college, I have a good job (somewhat) for the moment, but I feel like nothing is going right. My parents cheated on each other when I was young, and that led to the death of my father due to alcoholism and drug abuse. I never really trusted women because of that…
I have sought help, but I feel that it has done nothing for me. However, there was this one girl I have taken a liking to — and it was odd. She is my supervisor, so we are not really allowed to date. I got to know her better, and it turns out she is exactly like me. Even the same life experiences. Her parents cheated on each other as well at a young age.
She read the same books I have, knows the same quotes, everything. Therefor, I was comfortable being myself around her. I have always shunned women away when they advance; I was always scared to get hurt. This woman I liked, and developed feelings for her. She complains all the time about how nobody likes her, that she is stuck up, etc. I talk to her about it.
I have taken her to places outside of work to sit and talk. She told me she was seeing another guy. I know of the guy, and he is a person who is divorced — she always said she wanted to feel important and get married and stay together forever. Why would you want to be with someone who has already been divorced? When a marriage ends, it is because BOTH people aren’t willing to make it work; regardless of what the other tells you — it is mutual.
I was devastated… So, I told her we couldn’t really talk anymore like that. She said she wasn’t really ready for me to stop talking to her. I told her it was my decision. She then put her head down and said she had a lot to think about. Well, a couple weeks later, my friend said she was crying. So, I took her out again and did something special for her.
I purchased a 2-cent penny and showed it to her. I told her it was over 140 years old — that is 2 lifetimes in this one coin. I told her we will both make a wish, and since there is only one coin, as long as our wishes do not contradict, they will come true.
I told her that there is something coming up in the month of August, and that it is something you can only do once in a lifetime. I told her to call me and let me know if she wished to go. She finally got back with me, saying she cannot. I asked her why, and she said it was because she was my supervisor.
I told her I am not talking to my supervisor; I am talking to the person outside of work. I told her to tell me the real reason. She said she can’t because of her relationship — one that she says she regrets being in, but yet she keeps going back. Perhaps it is because he has money.
I live at home to help my mother out because when my father died, he left her with loads of debt. If I do not stay here, she will be thrown out on the street. We really haven’t any other family, so it sucks. I feel trapped. I feel like a complete loser — and I can’t help it. I do things with friends, but yet I always feel empty. I work out and I am toned — I like my body, but yet I feel there is something wrong with me.
So… I texted her back and told her that our wishes contradict. I know they did…because I wished for her. I told her good luck in her relationship and that it is really over — which I do mean. The greatest gift you can give somebody is comfortability enough to be themselves — without having to prove themselves or worry about being judged. I gave her that. I felt I was actually warming up to someone. I did…but one of the rare times I did, I get shunned.
Now, I begin thinking about everything going wrong with my life… I have no other family except my mother, brother and sister… I have to live at home in my mid-twenties. I haven’t enough care in me now to even try in school. I feel like I am alienated in my family as well because I am the only one attending college. I cannot stand this feeling.
People say there is someone out there for you, but where? I mean, is there, really for someone like me? I literally jump at the thought of a relationship, but yet I want one. I want to show a girl things that really haven’t ever been seen before, yet, I look for the first reason to call off a relationship. What is wrong with me? She keeps saying she wants to be important to someone, yet she completely overlooked me for some other guy after I told her how I felt about her. I didn’t confess love, for I don’t, but I really liked her and thought there was something there. I felt I was meant to meet this person for a reason. When I say felt, I MEAN I FELT I WAS SUPPOSED TO MEET THIS GIRL FOR A REASON. I would have never done anything like that before. I know this is nothing new in the world. Perhaps it is cliche, but this stuff will always be new to me; I was never any good at it. Is there something wrong with me? What can I do?