magic of putting things into one sentence.

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#1 Jun 8 - 4AM
jen79
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magic of putting things into one sentence.

I asked myself, how did I get really over the other jerks in my life?

I faced the truth, and at the end I put the whole story into one sentence.

And then I realized, everyone I know, who had some hardship and got really over it, they have done the same thing, if you hear them talk about it again ever, then in one sentence.

Yeah there were this guy I fell in love with but we didnt match.

Yeah I was married too long to this jerk, but at least I have georgous kids.

Yeah I was deeply in love with him, but thank god I got away from this ass.

Something like this.

If people start to explain more than that, then there are not over yet, and at the end, all we will remember of this story, is the bigger picture, summarized in one sentence.

Its most of the time, the sentence you heard in the beginning of this process of friends and family, but you were still in denial, and didnt want to believe it, and so you went into this whole journey in hope this sentence isnt the truth.

But at the end it always was, at least in my case.

So there we go, I think its a good way to stop cognitive dissonance, if you're stuck there in figuring things out.

To face truth, and then summarize in in one sentence. Thats how you will remember it.

Whats your sentence?

Jun 11 - 3PM
Journey
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My Sentence

I thought he was my soul mate and a best friend so I willingly gave the best of my love and shared my passion and soul with him, but it turned out he was only a self serving, manipulative, controlling narcissist who was using me to further his own agenda and never really loved or cared about me at all, as proved by his heartless devaluation, abandonment and discard. Journey on...

Journey on...

Jun 9 - 10PM
TNR1
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I actually have two:Wounds

I actually have two: "Wounds from my past cannot be fixed by phantoms in my present." and "I'm not sure what I was in love with...but it wasn't real."
Jun 9 - 9PM
Arwen
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I wrote this on another

I wrote this on another thread but I love that it came out of my mouth. "I wanted him to be my Prince on the horse but it turned out he really just wanted to be the horse on a Prince." He's so gay. I am so sure of that.
Jun 8 - 10PM
Smitten Kitten (not verified)
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I thought he was a nice guy

I thought he was a nice guy and can't believe what a monster he turned out to be.
Jun 8 - 8PM
Arwen
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He was a beautiful asshole as

He was a beautiful asshole as a boy and I left him, and he's a beautiful asshole as a man and I left him again.
Jun 8 - 9PM (Reply to #18)
wacaet
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I could steal that one, too

I could steal that one, too
Jun 8 - 9PM (Reply to #19)
Arwen
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I know Wacaet, I know. I'm

I know Wacaet, I know. I'm so sorry for all of us tonight.
Jun 8 - 4PM
Susan32
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One liners

"I miss him, so I'm perfecting my aim." "He is false, but my aim is true."* *Apologies to Elvis Costello.
Jun 8 - 2PM
jen79
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Mine is

"doesnt count, bullshit, bullshit" for the 3 dates I actually only had with him, and their quality. The first one doesnt count, cause it was the first time, and the rest was bullshit, and bullshit again. Keeps you grounded in reality.
Jun 8 - 2PM (Reply to #15)
wacaet
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oh that's a good one for me,

oh that's a good one for me, only 3 dates here, too
Jun 8 - 2PM
wacaet
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Mine was "Love doesn't hurt

Mine was "Love doesn't hurt so I know I'm not falling in love, I'm just falling to pieces" from that Anna Nalick song I'm aiming for the Ramone's "I don't love you anymore, what do you want to talk to me for"
Jun 8 - 1PM
mystwoman
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This one fits me the best: I

This one fits me the best: I loved him deeply thinking he was a person that he really isn't, and now I thank God every day that he's out of my life. Another one (much less serious) would be from that old Guns N' Roses song: "I used to love him, but I had to kill him." rofl.

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Jun 8 - 1PM
Lobo555
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He was a mistake.

Very simple sentence that can be taken in *many* ways. :)
Jun 8 - 12PM
ShaynasMommy
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Jen79-here is my sentence

I had several to choose from a while ago, but I think this summarizes it best: I only saw true love as a fairytale, and he showed me the reality of what it should/shouldn't be.
Jun 8 - 7AM
adoette
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caution: foul language in my sentence

I fucked up, I was fucked over, and now I'm trying to move the fuck on and leave the fucker to spin in his own fucking universe so I can shine in mine. (Hey, that felt good.)
Jun 8 - 7AM (Reply to #9)
jen79
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hahaha adoette

Great!!!! Yes ladies, the sentence has to feel good to you!
Jun 8 - 7AM
Bitter-sweet
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One sentence

I thought I was in love -but I made a mistake.
Jun 8 - 7AM
peace11
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He was a bad person with an

He was a bad person with an ugly heart.
Jun 8 - 6AM
onwithmylife
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here is mine

I loved a man who is incapable of loving me back or himself for that matter.
Jun 8 - 5AM
Used
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sentance

yeah, i used to be friends with him ages ago...
Jun 8 - 6AM
candy
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I was in love with a

I was in love with a womanising,lying, phycho once, he dissapeared, prob into a sex clinic, for good i hope. !
Jun 8 - 12PM (Reply to #2)
WiserNow30
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I was in a two year

I was in a two year relationship with a total con-artist that is a pathological and deeply disturbed individual but I learned the lessons I needed to learn and have moved on to a more full, honest life.
Jun 9 - 6PM (Reply to #3)
Redhead1
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He seems like a lifetime

He seems like a lifetime ago. I only say that because of the changes I have made in myself. Its only been a year.