does life get easier?

If it doesn't fit .. It fits here .. - -

does life get easier?

Postby Craig. » Tue Jun 10, 2003 10:41 am

as the title says does life get easy?
just as things seem to be going my way, wham i get hit with something else. just the other day i end up speaking to my ex's sister(we talk every now and again and are still friends) the problem starts when she tells me i should try and get her back, i wont go into the details as to why we broke up as that was something i promised to keep between us. but anyway, she starts going on how she isnt her usual bubbly self with her current boyfriend and how she was happier with me and so on, now its obviously difficult to tell if she is completley accurate in these observations, admitidly from the few times i have spoken to my ex she has seemed less like herself. but again it could just be my ex's sister not liking this guy and wanting him gone, so now i am left thinking what the hell do i do, and do i risk any future chance by getting involved now. i aint looking for a fight with this guy as me and fighting are bad thing, last time was few years ago and it was lucky there were alot of people round to pull me off the guy,
Last edited by Craig. on Tue Jun 10, 2003 10:59 am, edited 1 time in total.
User avatar
Craig.
Colonel
Colonel
 
Posts: 15569
Joined: Sun Sep 29, 2002 10:04 am
Location: Birmingham

Re: does life get easier?

Postby Paz » Tue Jun 10, 2003 11:40 am

 You're just getting started! I'm 37 and been through so much crap and dealt with so much bulls**t that I could write a book about it...if I could remember it all. :P
At 19 I had no idea how much more difficult life was gonna get, not trying to discourage you or anything, this is based on my own life.
 I think most would agree that life doesn't get easier, but as you mature, situations just get easier to deal with through wisdom learned from previous experiences.

Good luck for the future.
Still no linked images allowed around here Paz! Naughty...
User avatar
Paz
Major
Major
 
Posts: 1391
Joined: Sat Feb 22, 2003 3:58 pm
Location: USA

Re: does life get easier?

Postby Hagar » Tue Jun 10, 2003 11:46 am

Hmmm. Why do I get a feeling of deja vu Craig? Seems we've been down this road before. Admit it, you never got over this ex of yours. Her sister is not helping at all.

I could give you my advice to forget it & move on. Stop seeing these people for a while if that helps & find new interests. There's plenty more fish in the sea so go out & find them. That would be the sensible way but I know you won't listen. Only you can make that decision.

In my experience, life doesn't get any easier. The priorities change & you might manage to cope with it better, that's all. I can't speak for Fozzer but I'm retired too. I'm quite satisfied with my life but would willingly swap with you any day.  ;)
Image

Founder & Sole Member - Grumpy's Over the Hill Club for Veteran Virtual Aviators
Member of the Fox Four Group
My Google Photos albums
My Flickr albums
User avatar
Hagar
Colonel
Colonel
 
Posts: 30864
Joined: Wed Jun 19, 2002 7:15 am
Location: Costa Geriatrica

Re: does life get easier?

Postby Craig. » Tue Jun 10, 2003 12:46 pm

thanks guys:)
and hagar your right i havent but the problem is, when it comes down to the basics of meeting other people thats not my scene, i have always had this select group of friends, and i dont have much interest in going out meeting new people as such, i am perfectly happy concentrating on things like my studies and prepairing for getting my pilots license. but for some reason this one person seems to have something that wont let me just forget about her, seeing as i have moved so many times and had to forget about people in the past its just unbelievable. oh well maybe this summer away will do me good.
or at least keep my mind on something else for once:)
thanks guys
User avatar
Craig.
Colonel
Colonel
 
Posts: 15569
Joined: Sun Sep 29, 2002 10:04 am
Location: Birmingham

Re: does life get easier?

Postby Fozzer » Tue Jun 10, 2003 1:39 pm

[quote]
....oh to be retired like fozzer, carefree most difficult desicion has to be what time to eat breakfast:) wanna swap mate?
Win 8.1 64-bit. DX11. Advent Tower. Intel i7-3770 3.9 GHz 8-core. 8 GB System RAM. AMD Radeon HD 7700 1GB RAM. DVD ROM. 2 Terra Byte SATA Hard Drive. Philips 17" LCD Monitor. Saitek Cyborg X Fly-5 Joystick. ...and a Briggs and Stratton Petrol Lawn Mower.
User avatar
Fozzer
Colonel
Colonel
 
Posts: 27362
Joined: Thu Jan 31, 2002 3:11 pm
Location: Hereford. England. EGBS.

Re: does life get easier?

Postby Craig. » Tue Jun 10, 2003 1:48 pm

sounds very tempting fozzer:) cant remember the last time i have a good fry up ;D
User avatar
Craig.
Colonel
Colonel
 
Posts: 15569
Joined: Sun Sep 29, 2002 10:04 am
Location: Birmingham

Re: does life get easier?

Postby ATI_7500 » Tue Jun 10, 2003 2:04 pm

okay,fozzer,but keep the mushrooms away from me,i don't like mushrooms in general...
ATI_7500
 

Re: does life get easier?

Postby Fozzer » Tue Jun 10, 2003 2:24 pm

okay,fozzer,but keep the mushrooms away from me,i don't like mushrooms in general...


Hi ATI.... ;D...!
Mushrooms....?
The "Magic*" variety are especially nice... :P...!
...perhaps that's what Craig needs, it will cover him with flowers and transport him back to Sunny California in the 1970's, "Flower Power" days...
All his problems will fade away then... ;D...!
LOL...LOL...LOL...!

Cheers...
Paul.
(England).

P.S. ...*now you know why I am such a "way-out", cheerful bloke... ;D...LOL...LOL...LOL...!
Last edited by Fozzer on Tue Jun 10, 2003 2:29 pm, edited 1 time in total.
Win 8.1 64-bit. DX11. Advent Tower. Intel i7-3770 3.9 GHz 8-core. 8 GB System RAM. AMD Radeon HD 7700 1GB RAM. DVD ROM. 2 Terra Byte SATA Hard Drive. Philips 17" LCD Monitor. Saitek Cyborg X Fly-5 Joystick. ...and a Briggs and Stratton Petrol Lawn Mower.
User avatar
Fozzer
Colonel
Colonel
 
Posts: 27362
Joined: Thu Jan 31, 2002 3:11 pm
Location: Hereford. England. EGBS.

Re: does life get easier?

Postby Craig. » Tue Jun 10, 2003 2:28 pm


Hi ATI.... ;D...!
Mushrooms....?
The "Magic" variety are especially nice... :P...!
...perhaps that's what Craig needs, it will cover him with flowers and transport him back to Sunny California in the 1970's, "Flower Power" days...
All his problems will fade away then... ;D...!
LOL...LOL...LOL...!

Cheers...
Paul.
(England).


;D LOL. always good for a laugh fozzer
cheers mate:)
User avatar
Craig.
Colonel
Colonel
 
Posts: 15569
Joined: Sun Sep 29, 2002 10:04 am
Location: Birmingham

Re: does life get easier?

Postby ozzy72 » Tue Jun 10, 2003 2:42 pm

Craig, just walk away mate! A few times I went back, and it only made things much more messy and painful in the end! Trust me I've been there a few times (it used to be every couple of weeks I changed girlfriends, I think I was a bit of a tart!)
Just get out there and socialise a little, I'm sure you'll meet the right girl. I thought it'd never happen to me. I've been v.happily married for nearly 2 years now! I was a late starter at marriage at 29, so it shows don't rush into anything.
You're 19, enjoy life (I was only 18 when I attended my first war). Drink lots of beer and snog as many girls as you can, its what life is all about at your age, having fun. It only gets more serious later (although my wife says I seem to be getting more childish lately...)

Mark ;D
Image
There are two types of aeroplane, Spitfires and everything else that wishes it was a Spitfire!
User avatar
ozzy72
Administrator
Administrator
 
Posts: 33284
Joined: Fri May 24, 2002 4:45 am
Location: Madsville

Re: does life get easier?

Postby Craig. » Tue Jun 10, 2003 2:57 pm

your only as old as you feel ozzy:) and looking at some of your antics in jumbos, something tells me thats not very ;D
but hey if you have seen the girls round here you wouldnt be saying that ::)urgh and most are as dumb as door nails too. i'm just not interested in the whole dating scene really. perhaps thats why i make things so hard on myself who knows:)to picky maybe. as for the beer perhaps i should start drinking seems to take many of lifes problems away:)
User avatar
Craig.
Colonel
Colonel
 
Posts: 15569
Joined: Sun Sep 29, 2002 10:04 am
Location: Birmingham

Re: does life get easier?

Postby ozzy72 » Tue Jun 10, 2003 3:52 pm

Sounds to me like you need a holiday Craig!
Alcohol isn't the answer, trust me I tried that too. In the military there is a hard-man drinking culture, and it caused me a few problems.
Best advice take a break in Prague or Budapest, cheap beer and more beautiful and intelligent girls than you could shake an elephant at! Why do you think my wife is Hungarian? They breed them smart and gorgeous out here. Come out for a holiday!!!

Mark ;)
Image
There are two types of aeroplane, Spitfires and everything else that wishes it was a Spitfire!
User avatar
ozzy72
Administrator
Administrator
 
Posts: 33284
Joined: Fri May 24, 2002 4:45 am
Location: Madsville

Re: does life get easier?

Postby Craig. » Tue Jun 10, 2003 3:57 pm

:)sounds like i should take a break out there:)
i will be avoiding the alcohol i cant stand anything along those lines and i have seen some of the things it can do. waters perfectly fine for me. hows the running going then ozzy?
User avatar
Craig.
Colonel
Colonel
 
Posts: 15569
Joined: Sun Sep 29, 2002 10:04 am
Location: Birmingham

Re: does life get easier?

Postby ozzy72 » Tue Jun 10, 2003 5:29 pm

The running isn't going to badly thanks Craig!!!
I'm doing an introductory class to climbing and abseiling this weekend (I've got enough weight off to squeeze into my harness) ;D
Actually its only 'cos the missus and a lot of my friends are away at the moment I'm drinking, I've got nothing better to do, and much as I hate to admit it I loathe being seperated from my better half. She is a v.special lady (I mean a freefall parachute course for my 30th birthday, and she has relented to let me build the Spit replica in the garage!).
One v.special lady, and I'm lucky to have her. You need a Hungarian girl Craig, they are just the best!!!!

Ozzy ;)
Image
There are two types of aeroplane, Spitfires and everything else that wishes it was a Spitfire!
User avatar
ozzy72
Administrator
Administrator
 
Posts: 33284
Joined: Fri May 24, 2002 4:45 am
Location: Madsville

Re: does life get easier?

Postby Paz » Wed Jun 11, 2003 12:01 am

as for the beer perhaps i should start drinking seems to take many of lifes problems away:)


 What??
 Okay, I know all the drinkers in here are gonna beat me up now, but trust me, alcohol is the worst possible thing you could do to yourself when things are not going your way.
 You can not make clear decisions when you are drinking, I know you are going to drink if you get the urge no matter what anybody says, but I figure I would just let you in on a few things alcohol has done for me:

 Alcohol has landed me in jail more than once.
 It caused me to lose my drivers license for 6 months.
 It has gotten me into many fights....with people who used to be my friends!
 When drinking I believe I can put my fist through anything and have done a lot of damage to myself.
 The woman that I loved more than anything in the world left me after five years due to my little love of the drink. I got lucky and she came back....after three years of seperation and my promise to never touch a drop of alcohol again, a promise I have kept for almost four years now.

 I used to be the life of the party when I was drinking, but when I had 10 too many I became the guy no one wanted to be around because I would try to start a fight with everyone...for no reason.

 Oh yeah, I almost forgot the time I pulled a gun on my brother because he tried to tell me I'd had enough.
NOBODY tells me when I've had enough.

 Not to mention all the times I woke up in very unusual places, not remembering how I got there, or all the times I drank until I puked and swore I would never do it again....until the next time.

 I know what you are going to say: "You had a serious drinking problem" and you know how I will respond: "Yep, I was a full blown alcoholic," I didn't really crave it, but alls it took was one beer, and I would not stop until I passed out, or all the alcohol was gone, or the bar closed.

 I can honestly say that all the worst problems I've ever had to deal with were directly related to alcohol consumption, and it all started out by just having a few beers with my friends.
I love to drink and anyone would tell you I was great fun to drink with, but it got really out of control.

 But that's just my story, I know some folks can have a few beers and call it a night, and they do this their whole lives, I wish I could have been that way, but I don't miss it now, my head is clear and I can see all the trouble drinking caused me, and how much it cost me in the end.

 I don't want to sound preachy, that's just not me, I can only tell you my story, and everyones story is different, but don't think for one second that drinking makes your problems go away, it only makes you forget about them for the moment, and you just might find yourself where I was, waking up the next day in some field, and on the long walk home you realize that your problems are still there and a lot of times the things you can't remember that you did while you were having a great time drinking only made them worse.

 I am totally clean now, I quit drinking, smoking cigarettes, (both tobacco and funny) and using other chemicals, I figure I'm 37 and I spent the first half of my life getting f'd up and having fun, and I did have a lot of fun, playing in bands, getting layed, raising hell, but now I want to be healthy and stay out of trouble.

 But you're only 19 so you are going to have to learn these things on your own, and I would never tell someone not to do something that I myself had done in the past, just be careful with the choices you make in life, it sounds like you have a good head on your shoulders, get your education and pilots license, stick to your goals and stay focused. I've been through a lot with women so I know where you're coming from, and my advice in that department is let her come back to you, if she wants to work it out she will let you know, it's cool to talk as friends, every relationship starts out as a friendship, but if you try to push it you'll just push her away.
 I don't want to make your situation seem hopeless because there is always a chance, but this will probably not be the only female that will do this to you, there will be others down the road, so just go with the flow.

And that's all I gotta say 'bout that.

                                                       Paz out

P.S. If someone tells you drugs will help, I got stories for that too.
Well Fozzers magic mushrooms probably wouldn't hurt....
nah...wouldn't hurt at all
Still no linked images allowed around here Paz! Naughty...
User avatar
Paz
Major
Major
 
Posts: 1391
Joined: Sat Feb 22, 2003 3:58 pm
Location: USA

Next

Return to General Discussion

Who is online

Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 670 guests