Category Archives: Dirty Secrets

Two-faced

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I’m tired of two-faced superficial people who claim to be a friend but really, they are far from it… One promise after another but you never see any result or action, just lame excuses or a dose of jealousy. I had an interesting chat at the hospital yesterday where some of these things were pointed out to me: it’s time to change scenery and only focus on real people. They’re the kind that won’t let me down in challenging circumstances. There are a few but at least I know they’re genuine and with integrity.

Another thing that was pointed out to me after I mentioned I felt stuck in a way was the fact that I’m actually not… being there that very moment, having that chat was movement… change… Getting that insight was necessary and nice! It felt good… And what a change it will be: it’s about time I cut that Gordian knot!

As the yellow gold is tried in fire, so the faith of friendship must be seen in adversity.

~ Ovid

Observations

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It’s interesting what you’ll discover if you look at certain friendships from a distance, without getting involved. I’ve kept my distance to see if what I was feeling and suspecting would be confirmed. Patience and waiting to see what would happen next showed me some interesting angles and made me decide to stay invisible for a while.

When in a relationship, people -especially women- tend to lose their personal identity. I’ve seen it happen too many times at very close range. I haven’t mentioned anything because it’s not my place to do so and I definitely believe that the people in question need to figure it out themselves without any interference of others. They’re probably not ready anyway…

Loss of identity usually starts slowly. Compromise is necessary to a successful relationship, but being in a relationship shouldn’t change who you are, it should add to your personality but never take away from it.. So to stay independent, as in having a healthy balance of being needed and needing people, one should take time to do things apart from a partner.

This means compromise on both parts and not making any kind of sacrifice that would allow you to merge with the other, it means spend time with your friends and have your own life and space as an individual, it means that someone who truly loves you will encourage you to keep your personal identity and creativity and allow you to seek who you are.

I’ve decided to stay invisible and retreat, when the time is right I will be there but for now I’ve chosen to put myself first instead of others. I’ve stayed in touch but didn’t hear back in months. It’s okay because I’ve learnt by trial and error and I don’t need others to define me. Being an ‘ex-merger’ I definitely know now how to keep my own space and identity.

I’ve tried my best and focusing on my own life is more important to me at the moment than wondering about others. I’m lucky to have found someone who encourages me and who is giving me time to grow. Who is happy for me that I’m about to take the first step and who believes in me and tells me ‘that I can do it!…’ I wouldn’t want it any other way…