>high school
>no gf
>look up online how to be attractive
>'be confident'
>try
>fail
>college
>no gf
>everyone else is getting laid
>they are more attractive and exciting than you
>maybe you're just a boring robot
>ignore it
>mid 20s
>girls still don't care about you
>focus on career and earning money
>maybe go to grad school
>slave away at the same routine every day
>wake up, buy coffee, go to work, come home, sleep
>get more and more used to it and learn how to fit in other things
>start developing more talents
>get good at an instrument
>read more books
>explore new places and take road trips
>start to enjoy life
>job is going well
>closing in on a six figure paycheck before you're even 30
>coworkers respect you, at least enough that you feel valued at your job
>six days before your 27th birthday
>go in to get coffee at the same place you've been getting coffee for years
>new girl is working at the cash register
>she smiles at you as soon as you walk in
>get your coffee and leave
>look back at her through the glass of the door on your way out
>she's looking too
>thee years pass
>you're engaged to her
>she always says how lucky she is to have found someone like you
>'funny, smart, kind, you're just amazing!'
>she makes you feel like the greatest man in the world
>you buy a home together
>well, she still works at a coffee shop, so it's mostly you, but you'd do anything for her
>she's your anchor
>love just may be real
>33 years old
>she starts getting distant
>doesn't look at you the same way anymore
>you always look back at her when you're leaving for work to see if she's looking
>she's on her phone
>leave
>come home from work
>ask her about what having a family would be like
>'anon, we've gone through this so many times, I'm just not ready.'
>ask her to just imagine
>'no, I told you I'm not ready and I don't want to think about it'
>change the subject
>she leaves the room
>a handful of months pass
>communication starts fading away
>>35327141
I'm sorry buddy
It's over now I think
>>35327141
Women are always like that, so distant and it starts seemingly for no reason. I'm sorry this happened to you anon. It's hard to be a man these days.
>>35327141
>She doesn't work anymore because you can easily support them both
>She complains about being bored
>Tell her to pursue her dreams
>Do whatever will make you happy
>She finds a book club online that meets by your house
>Starts going once a week
>Book club friends get her into a painting club they also have
>three nights a week
>She starts going out every other weekend for 'girl's night'
>always comes back with fun stories, clearly is happier
>tell her you're happy that she's feeling better about life
>but she still feels distant
>34 years old
>she hasn't come back from book club. Book club is on Wednesdays, right?
>check the calendar
>yeah it's wednesday
>call her phone
>no response
>call again
>hear a buzzing in your bedroom
>Oh, she forgot her phone
>Pick it up and stare at it
>You never read her texts, that's being invasive
>But...
>'Edward'
>thousands of texts, dating back four months
>pumped with sexual tension
>She's cheating on you
>Panic
>Panic
>She finally comes home
>interrogate her
>She breaks down crying
>says she felt unsatisfied in bed because you hadn't been with anyone before
>'you just didn't get me excited anymore, anon. I still love you'
>scream in her face and tell her to leave
>she does
>doesn't come back
>files for divorce and takes 47% of your wealth
>coworkers notice your work productivity is going down
>boss gives you a week off to think about things
>consider suicide
>but don't
>now 38
>still broken over your ex-wife
>think you may never fall in love again
>you don't
and you die
>>35327141
I'm sorry for your loss. You should probably force the issue now, confront her about feeling distant. Rip the band-aid off in one go.
>>35327250
>>35327261
Ah didn't see that. That sucks my dude.
why did she get 47% considering she cheated on you? wouldn't that make her entitled to less?
Why you continue being single forever, this is the punishment for stepping off the path of the wizard.
>>35327301
Because California courts are unfair.
>>35327250
>Not murdering her
Anon pls