Going through a breakup while on the road

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  1. Lonwolv54

    Lonwolv54 Light Load Member

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    I don't recommend it but you're probably correct on the latter part..maybe a ride to the jail house to boot for a night cap.. LOL
    I try not to instigate as that's not how grown men are supposed to act. Gone are the days when men were held accountable for their actions, started with my generation and computer warriors but I believe it has spread far and wide since.
     
  2. ElmerFudpucker

    ElmerFudpucker Road Train Member

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    We are assuming this person is a man. I’m inclined to believe the op might be female.
     
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    After 5 days. i got nothin else.
     
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    Its also what they call any man who listens to what their partner says or takes an interest in his partners hobbies. Or what they call a man who can have a conversation with a woman without the end goal being sex.

    If she's not cooking and cleaning up after you - you're a "simp". You stop by the store to pick something up for her - you're a simp. Skip sitting on the couch and playing video games to take a walk with her - oh, you bet that makes you a simp.

    That's the original meaning of the word simp. Its a neck beard, moms basement dweller word. Its been enlarged over time, but most people who use that term would think you going and asking her father permission to propose is a simp move.
     
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    #### sure do, and keeping the cards close to the chest is a difficult lesson to teach in a world addicted to over-sharing and noise. Kobe dodged a bullet for real there. Big money can really be a magnet for problems, and that's why it's so important to see the world for what it truly is.
     
  6. TripleSix

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    Had a young friend in the military. Typical young soldier partying overseas. Got baby trapped. Tried to do the right thing and married mom. The mask fell off and she made an accusation of physical abuse. He got locked up for 6 month until she admitted he didn’t do anything. False report, jail time and nothing ever happened to her. She moved on and baby trapped another young soldier.

    My friend got discharged and started trucking. Did rather well for himself. Guess who came back into the picture? He got the opportunity to get reconnected with his daughter, and the ex was seemingly changed. Everything seemed to be going well.

    “Six, what should I do?”

    I will be honest with you, I am not a good person. I don’t social media. I don’t post pics of what I am doing, where I am, who my friends are, or any girl I am fooling with. I live in the Darkness. I would have never spoken to her again if I got burned. Full on God-Mode, curse the ground she walks on and we wouldn’t ever again see each other face to face and there would be no trace that I ever existed.

    But, he asked others and they gave him the Hallmark answer. “Dude, go claim your family, show her love, win her heart, be vulnerable and tell her how you really feel!” Sounds good on paper, and it’s what they show on TV and in movies. Real world, lay all your cards on the table. What are the odds of winning with this strategy?

    Of course, he did the Hallmark play and laid all the cards on the table, baring the heart and being vulnerable. As soon as he did this, the mask fell and she weaponized the kid and told him that she wanted an upscale SUV like he was driving. He called me devastated, “Six, you were right…I should have known better.”

    When I say weaponized the kid, she would take the kid to see his family when he was OTR and of course the family would call him and tell him about the visit and how great it was to see the kid.

    How does she know when and where you are and your schedule?
     
  7. Pepper24

    Pepper24 Road Train Member

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    Yes you are probably correct,But your wife leaving while you’re just trying to make a living might be worth catching a assault charge
     
  8. bryan21384

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    The first thing he should have done was get a blood test. Then if the baby was his, then all his job to do was pay his child support, be it through the courts or working out something to handle his business. He got baby trapped, and she has a pattern so it wasn't a foregone conclusion the baby was his. I'll never understand why folks automatically think that marriage is always the answer, because it isn't like people always marry for love. Marriage just gives people the illusion that a relationship is strong. Don't get it twisted, I have no issue with marriage, I just have issues with marriage that lacks substance.
     
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    Hmmm..you may be on to something.. :confused:
     
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    ElmerFudpucker Road Train Member

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    Nah, if that’s going on she ain’t worth it. Only fight for something that’s worth fighting for.