Editor’s note: Lovefraud received the following email from the reader who posts as “Duped no more!”
{A brief definition of my breaking NC, after almost 9 months, and a brief explanation of the experience and what I would say if I had to explain it to someone else. I had to send it to myself because there is nobody else but you who would understand ”¦}
“I went back for you, with my heart in my hand and you just devoured it with no care nor consceince.”
Nothing has changed; don’t listen no more; don’t go back!
This is it.
I have seen and heard what I needed to and now it’s time to move forward once and for all.
I have set myself free. The last few text messages that I sent, that have gone unanswered, are the last I am ever going to speak to him.
His love bombing didn’t work. In fact, it has only made me hate him more. NOW I am more determined than ever but I heard everything I needed to hear. EVERYTHING. Even more cunning than I had originally thought. That’s all right, I will keep standing this time ”¦ I am stronger than he is and as long as I am right here, where I live, around the people who live around me, I NEVER HAVE TO WORRY FOR my safety from him. HE DOESN’T HAVE THE BALLS to show his putrid face around here anymore. He PROVED that to me, by what he said about the last time he threatened me ”¦ he knows. “I saw the display of police presence while I was there the last time; bravo. Job well done! And I hadn’t even done anything, that time. I shudder to think what would happen to me if I actually DID do something.” ”¦ I am glad he remembers.
It is sad our friendship has come to this. But, with a psychopath, it always comes to this.
He was just ‘phishing’ (this time) to see what he could get and he isn’t getting it from me.
The intrusion wasn’t based on any sort of ‘affection’ but one of ‘self serving nosiness’. An agenda, with an intent.
When the opportunity presented itself, for me to look it in the eye <so to speak>, one more time, I took the opportunity to smell it and taste it and I found out that I was indeed, absolutely correct in my assumption of the situation. It has made me more resolved. But, I was able to do this from somewhat of a great distance. And, I have LOTS of ‘back up.’ DO NOT TRY THIS AT HOME FOLKS!
I am banishing the demon back to the cave from which it came, lest it devour me.
I have never witnessed such madness. Shocking and overwhelming. Yet, to others, as charming as a newborn baby.
Why, one would never suspect anything at all and most don’t.
I am getting strong and I am stabilized in my health; he is on the verge of ruining me again and I am not letting that happen.
I can’t believe there are people like this in our life!!! OMG: how ugly and horrid. Seems the nicer you are to them, the more they want to devour you. That’s all right, I informed him of my thinking of ‘going active’ ”¦ let him chew on that a while.
Then with my second farewell ”¦ I am not putting up with this bullshit no more. I have had it. He is going NOWHERE with his LOSER LIFE and the more you try to help him and be nice to him, the more you become a target for him so I am just done with it all. These people have no conscience about themselves other than what they want and will suck your life blood from you if you let them.
I have learned my lesson about NC; however, I had to go back and see it for myself.
I had to see for myself, just one more time and I have seen it and tasted it. I don’t want no more madness in my life.
I told him he was a lunatic the way he acts and he truly is. It can be very scary but I have learned that they are like they are because THEY are more scared of US than we are of them and that is why they hate us.
My advice to anyone = run away as fast and as quickly as you can and don’t look back. It isn’t ever going to change. Our believing in them only feeds their ego and their power ”¦ believe in yourself instead. It’s the only way to survive. Take care of yourself; look out for yourself. Surround yourself with beautiful and happy things and nice people and it will permeate your life. If you are constantly surrounded by darkness and sadness and sorrow, your life will become that as well. We can push the darkness out and away with the light. It starts with us, you and me.
I have a little life left and I plan on doing what makes ME HAPPY.
He and all his ‘minions’ can go straight back to the hell they came from.
ps Star, I have seen tremendous growth in your posts though over the past few months, just wanted to put that in there as well!
Dear Star: Thank you for your words. xxoo
Yes, in the end we all have to do what is best for us.
If I make a mistake, it’s MY mistake and MY lesson to learn. That IS what ‘life’ is all about. But in this case, it wasn’t a mistake because I saw something entirely different going back. I saw all the truths slamming me in the face. I heard all the dysfunction and madness all over again. It has ‘grounded’ me in more ways that I can possibly explain. “Going back”, this time, was only by text and/or “IM” though. I can’t and won’t ever have him near me, ever again. This is the extent of “us” anymore and I am very and quite adamant about it.
I truly feel I haven’t made a mistake going back one more and final time, especially in the way I have, by internet and I remain in complete control. The friendship is waning and “IT” is the one pulling away this time…how nice! We will just let “IT” think “IT” is making the break this time…hmm?
I seen and heard all I needed to.
NOTHING has changed, in fact, it has only gotten worse.
WHEN PEOPLE SHOW YOU WHAT THEY ARE, BELIEVE THEM. Yes, indeed Ox!!!! Seeing is believing for sure!
Blessings to you Star…
Dupey
Oxy, I don’t know what you mean by “that kind of person”. He’s not a horrible person. This was not a case of him making a conquest and moving on. We continued to be friends with him showing a great deal of interest in at least a friendship capacity for several months after we last slept together. Players don’t usually do that – they just hit and run. That’s why I was so confused. I thought maybe it was something I did. I realize after that fact that that was partly true, but my behaviors around him are unavoidable, because it is just what he brings out in me. Our personalities are like oil and water.
Had I known this before, I would have just walked away. But I didn’t know. Now I know.
Star: I am glad yours is not a horrible person. MINE can be very nice at times and very caring…not to me but I see him doing it to others and giving to others but it always has an ulterior motive. And, he is NEVER nice to me. Even after all the crap he has put me and my life through!!!!
MINE is very horrid.
Just like what you would see in a horror movie….
sometimes he can be just like that and you never know when it’s coming….I can never have him around me again. I just can’t. I could never trust him, not ever again, to be around me. As far as I trust him is over IM’ing or texting and sometimes THAT gives me the creeps but I am not naive or starry-eyed anymore. I know now exactly what this is.
Think of the most dysfunctional kind of person you can…
ADHD, bipolar, depression, ptsd, take them all, roll them into one being, without ANY treatment and/or counseling and there you would have MY “IT”. Truly like a 12 year old with ADHD.
Not my kind of person either because I don’t live that way.
I don’t live in drama-rama nor deceptions. And, now, with a shortened life span, that I have, I am not tolerating it and it’s that simple.
I wish you joy and love, Star…
Thank you for your understanding.
Dupey
STAR: THANKS FOR THIS:
“I will probably always be attracted to him. There is definitely some connection there. But it’s not one that I want to pursue anymore. So I can move on now without hesitation.”
ABSOLUTELY; JUST ABSOLUTELY.
Duped,
I just want to clarify that the sociopath I dated who drove me to this site was in 2008. I have dated several men since then.
In my belief system, I believe we can have past life connections to people, which draws us to them as if by fate. But that doesn’t mean those people are good for us.
Dupey,
The quote from Star is very apt for me too.
“I will probably always be attracted to him………”
I have to learn to live with this fact. It may change and diminish the longer we are apart. I hope so. Some days are very difficult. New Beginning said something to me and I saved it.
“Strongawoman,
I can relate to that. It takes time for the bond to the person to be broken and there are many phases one passes through to get there.
Be patient with yourself. Be kind to yourself. Be strong, and be well.
~New”
The bond might not make sense but I accept it exists instead of trying to deny I have these feelings. Im human. And just because I loved someone (or the image) it still hurts.
Time is a great healer someone said?
Sometimes I’m in danger of wishing my life away.
Strongawoman and Duped,
One thing I can tell you is that you can and will be attracted to other men again, and those attractions will help break the bond of attraction you feel with the spath. It may not seem that way right now. When I met the guy in Costa Rica – who to this day is the greatest lover I’ve ever had – I forgot all about the neighbor, the spath, and every other guy I’d ever known.
I think I only brought the neighbor back because I had something to learn from him – I wasn’t complete. And also…he’s my neighbor. It’s hard to ignore someone whose place is a stone throw from yours.
Thanks for that reassuring message, Stargazer.
How sweet of you…..you give me hope.
Star: no more for me, thanks…
I will be in love with my cardiologist when he saves my life again.
hahahahaha
Sweet consideration of you, I might add!!!
Dupey