I'll try to break down my story up to the present quickly.
Be me. Have amazing woman
Get cheated on after 13½ years December 11th 2023
We have a 6 year old daughter together (important later)
She left with our savings
Drinking a liter of rum a day
Somehow find new woman without trying but at first we're just friends healing
Her story similar to mine.
Get sober June 1st 2024
Early November realize I have feelings for new gal.
Winter depression
Playing She Loves Me, She Loves Me Not.
New years I tell her my feelings
She takes some time to process it. (She'd a fearful avoidant type)
Hang out few days later but don't really talk about it bc our kids are there.
She plans my whole birthday (mid February) including going just her and I to a film showing at the local museum.
March 14th I relapse spiraling because she never talks about her feelings.
End of May my ex decides to try and keep my daughter from me (Nothing we did was thru the courts)
I scramble to a lawyer, do consultation, show him the paperwork I have.
Get remaining paper work and drive to the courthouse and file it.
Ex never filed shit even though she said she did basically.
Beyond overstressed and strung out.
Didn't get daughter back until July 18th.
July 26th hang out with the gal after i get off work in the morning. We head to farmers market.
She finds her uncle randomly so we all go out for breakfast.
She plans this airbnb trip with him next weekend and keeps nudging me that my kid and I should come.
Drive back home w/ her. In the driveway she says she hopes this airbnb trip wont make me think there's something between us.
I tell her welp she already knows my feelings.
I can't say what she said she'd rather do because it triggers shit bot but I then say I don't have to listen to this shit and get out.
I call into work the next night. End up calling the crisis hotline. They sent someone out with a cop at 1 am.
July 28th two crisis team members show up at my work unannounced.
July 29th I try helping a friend. I couldn't... Flipping out at home couldn't sleep. Boss wouldn't let me call in..
They stomach pumped him and I guess he's somewhat okay now.
she had me come over and catch it