My relationship of eight months ended in late December, right while we were in the middle of talking about marriage and making plans for a future together. Multiple horoscopes predicted it. Once we started talking again, I asked for another chance multiple times (I didn't beg, though. I have my dignity.) and apologized several more for my mistakes.
She just said she doesn't love me anymore, she's found someone else, and talking about it more would just push her further away. And now that it's settled, I'm fine with that.
After the initial period of hostility and awkwardness, she told me I'm still her closest (platonic) friend, and we still talk online every day.
I'm fine with that, too. I'm friends with almost all the people I've dated or been with in the past, and it's been fine. Even if we can't be together, I still like talking to her, it doesn't hurt, and I know enough about failed relationships to know that this is the closest to a happy ending I can expect.
Yeah, my heart still aches occasionally, but it hasn't by any means been totally ripped out. Yeah, it would be nice to have her back, but it's not a big deal. I moved to another state last year - which was part of the reason she decided it wouldn't work out, because we'd have to wait to be together - so at least I won't have to see her IRL again if I don't want to. I can find someone else in time, and I sleep just fine at night.
But bizarrely, now all the horoscopes are saying things like "you'll soon have faith in the love gods again," (Dailyhoroscope, I think) "you need to achieve the impossible," (Cainer) "an old relationship could be revived by next week," (Horoscopes.co.uk) "keep following your heart," (Russell Grant) "have an honest conversation about your feelings," (Dailyhoroscope, definitely) "a reunion is in order" (I don't remember) and "keep asking for what you want." (Might have been horoscopes.com, but I don't remember.)
However, every other sign - friends, family, advice columns, my brain and my gut - are telling me that trying anymore would be the dumbest thing I could possibly do. Are your fellow astrologers pulling things out of their asses, am I taking this all to seriously... Or is there some cosmic reason neither of us can see that we'll end up back together?
I'm a Scorpio and she's an Aries. That seems like yet another reason to just be satisfied with being friends and find someone else.
Typo: This was originally a letter I sent to someone I know who practices astrology, which is why the line "your fellow astrologers" got accidentally left in after I edited it.
I read both my sun and rising horoscopes. And I avoid the newspaper ones, because I know they're bullshit.
Either way, while we were talking last night, shortly after I posted that, I made a completely innocent remark about her new boyfriend that led to her breaking down and apologizing profusely to me for leaving, which led to a long conversation where she said she'll always love me in a way and she might be willing to give me another chance in the future. That's almost exactly what a lot of horoscopes for that day said would happen.
I'm not going to bet my future on it or go out of my way to please her, and I'll probably still end up dating other people, but that was very strange.
Yeah. The more time goes on, the more I think I should just give up on this and find someone else.
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My relationship of eight months ended in late December, right while we were in the middle of talking about marriage and making plans for a future together. Multiple horoscopes predicted it. Once we started talking again, I asked for another chance multiple times (I didn't beg, though. I have my dignity.) and apologized several more for my mistakes.
She just said she doesn't love me anymore, she's found someone else, and talking about it more would just push her further away. And now that it's settled, I'm fine with that.
After the initial period of hostility and awkwardness, she told me I'm still her closest (platonic) friend, and we still talk online every day.
I'm fine with that, too. I'm friends with almost all the people I've dated or been with in the past, and it's been fine. Even if we can't be together, I still like talking to her, it doesn't hurt, and I know enough about failed relationships to know that this is the closest to a happy ending I can expect.
Yeah, my heart still aches occasionally, but it hasn't by any means been totally ripped out. Yeah, it would be nice to have her back, but it's not a big deal. I moved to another state last year - which was part of the reason she decided it wouldn't work out, because we'd have to wait to be together - so at least I won't have to see her IRL again if I don't want to. I can find someone else in time, and I sleep just fine at night.
But bizarrely, now all the horoscopes are saying things like "you'll soon have faith in the love gods again," (Dailyhoroscope, I think) "you need to achieve the impossible," (Cainer) "an old relationship could be revived by next week," (Horoscopes.co.uk) "keep following your heart," (Russell Grant) "have an honest conversation about your feelings," (Dailyhoroscope, definitely) "a reunion is in order" (I don't remember) and "keep asking for what you want." (Might have been horoscopes.com, but I don't remember.)
However, every other sign - friends, family, advice columns, my brain and my gut - are telling me that trying anymore would be the dumbest thing I could possibly do. Are your fellow astrologers pulling things out of their asses, am I taking this all to seriously... Or is there some cosmic reason neither of us can see that we'll end up back together?
I'm a Scorpio and she's an Aries. That seems like yet another reason to just be satisfied with being friends and find someone else.