[Cerek the Barbaric]

Excellent Post, Earthdog!!!

I agree completely. My first "major" relationship didn't occur until college. I dated the same girl for 4 years.

I also got "cheated on". She was jealous about the time I liked to spend with my buddies, so she got with another guy one weekend when a friend of mine came over for a visit.

I forgave her at the time and we stayed together. WHAT A FREAKIN' MISTAKE!!!

Instead of making a clean break, I hung on and "tried to work it out". She ended up playing me like a dog and basically made me misereable for the next 2 years. That's when I finally said ENOUGH, and ended it for good.

I went for 3 years without dating anybody else. Then I met the woman that is now my wife. Nine years and 3 kids later, we are still deeply in love with each other.

Deathbringer, I feel your pain, brother. I've been through it and I know how devestating it can be. And sometimes, the road to recovery is veeeeeery long. But it will get better, and you are MUCH better off without this girl.

Like Earthdog said, if she did it once, she WILL do it again. It won't be long before you and her "new" boyfriend will have something else in common concerning her.

BTW, everybody at IronWorks cares about everybody else. There will be no need to delete this thread, because the consoling posts and "unsolicited advice" has just begun.

Welcome to the family!