Monday, April 23, 2012

Wicked ways of a warped mind


Although only 3 posts in, this blogging just might have saved my sanity. My heart does feel slightly lighter as I pour my heart out here instead of staring at his pictures and wailing out loud. (I did hide his pictures for a while, but recovered them after realizing that talking to him out loud was even more alarming without the pictures to address all my talking to).

As far as sanity goes though-I must say I’m starting to understand some of those certifiably crazy people who hear voices and see signs everywhere. So do I. Lines in films bring back the conversations we had, pictures in magazines remind me of the places we went to… literally everything I see or hear just reminds me of him. Even seemingly innocent newspaper headlines somehow magically tie into my own life.

Here’s an example of the ways my warped mind interpreted today’s Guardian:


Drone is an unmanned aerial vehicle. My life too, is unmanned, since the man in my life decided to turn down my proposal.


All I wanted was our own strategic partnership document - namely a marriage certificate. But that failed since the man (whose heart is clearly dominated by something even more sinister and misogynist than the Talebans) decided to turn down my proposal.

Aung San Suu Kyi sticks to Burma parliament boycott


Much like Suu Kyi’s repeated protests against the tyranny of the Burmese junta have gone unanswered, so too have mine against the tyranny of the commitment phobe who was calling all the shots in the relationship and eventually rejected any reconciliation by turning down my proposal.

This South African leader clearly believes in the commitment that marriage entails, unlike my man who also used to live in South Africa but still, after sixth year together, turned down my proposal.

Washington keeps distance from China's power struggle


My man liked to keep his distance from me and my struggle to keep understanding him. Even our mutual love of Chinese food didn’t convince him to understand his fortune, ultimately leading him to turn down my proposal.


During this long-distance relationship I’ve spent a lot of time travelling on planes. And while none of them have ever crashed, my hopes of building a life and a home together did as the cricket-loving object of my affections turned down my proposal.


See? I'm nothing if not consistent...

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