On New Years Eve of 2008, I met a guy I would eventually fall in love with.
Ninety days later, he left the country.
This blog is both an online diary of the thirty9 weeks until I see him again
& a recollection of the events that created 'us'.
A running commentary on a long distance relationship friendship.


A failed relationship - documented.
The final installment of 'Our Story' was never written & I doubt it ever will be.

Tuesday, July 28, 2009

The End.

Monday, July 27, 2009

The Girl

I've stuck around, through thick and through thin
You cannot deny, I've always been in
But I've watched you stand, still as a snowman
But I don't see you change, you're always at meltdown

Yeah I've been your crutch, your smell sight and touch
Yeah I took you home when you've drunk too much
But I can't survive, with you by my side
See I'll never get laid, while I'm running your life

No I just don't wanna, so I'm walking away
There is nothing that you can do I will not stay
No I don't need drama, so I'm walking away
Yeah I am a girl with a lot on her plate

So just cut me loose, learn to tie your shoes
There's somebody here, I'd like to introduce
So look in the mirror, look for the glass
'Cause you're not my problem, you are my last

No I just don't wanna, so I'm walking away
There is nothing that you can do I will not stay
No I don't need drama, so I'm walking away
Yeah I am a girl with a lot on her plate

No I just don't wanna, so I'm walking away
There is nothing that you can do I will not stay
No I don't need drama, so I'm walking away
I'm just a girl that you lost to cocaine

Sia

Response

Pardon me? I don’t really know where to start.

Firstly, ‘you’ve decided to leave me’? Haha, good on ya. You’re on the other side of the planet, and you were never really ‘with’ me in the first place. I can’t remember when I gave up on there ever being an ‘us’.

Secondly, “You don’t need me”. You’re right. I don’t. And, newsflash, I never did. I am quite ok on my own. I liked you, I enjoyed your company, I could see what you could have become and I wanted to be there for that. But I didn’t need you. Not then, not now, not ever.

In regards to the "needyness, constant need for communication, lack of trust, self centredness and insecurities" I have two words. Fuck. you. Just as an FYI, if you ever get another girl friend, even in the same country, they will have these as well. Long distance relationships require communication because that’s all there is holding it together, something you clearly didn’t understand. I was never self centred, if anything, I was so concerned about you, I forgot my own mental health, which you totally screwed up, by the way. I could point the finger right back at you, but you know what… I’m sure you’re WELL aware of your own problems.

Seeing as you said it, and I didn’t, “I’m the reason you are who you are today”. Remember the person you were in December 08? Remember the person you were at the end of March 09? I don’t know what happened to either of them. I had something to do with the March version of you…but this you? I don’t know him, and I don’t like him.

Did you forget that you messaged me in the first place? Were you drunk? That’s usually the reason you’ll send me a text, cause when you’re wasted, money doesn’t mean anything. When you need me, THEN it’s ok to spend money… This was your message

{ Iv just spent the nyt watching BMX dvds, porn and drinking vodka, im sliping Liv. I spend each day dreaming about how id like to look, feel and act that [broken message] [broken message] }

You sent that Wednesday night. I didn’t get it until Friday. When I read that, I panicked, because for some God known reason, I still gave a shit about you. I’d already told myself I wasn’t going to waste my time, but I cared, so I texted.

{ Ok, msg or email when you get up and I’ll call. If you don’t respond to me at all, you won’t hear from me again. No excuses ok? I’m not being funny, if you fuck me round, that’ll be it. I’m worried and you need to talk to me. }

Yes, I was two days late, but I didn’t realise that til after I’d sent the message. I shouldn’t have rung. I should have left it. I didn’t call you because I ‘needed communication or was being self centred’, I rang because I was worried and I wanted to know if you were ok. Just remember you messaged me first, I was responding. Not that you’d know what a ‘response’ was.

Hrm, what else… “Everything you became because of me has turned around and bitten me in the arse”. Kinda like the dog biting the hand that feeds it hey?

Oh, of course. Remember when you said you wanted us to be honest with each other? Did you forget? I don’t think you were ever honest with me. Because, that would require communication wouldn’t it? Grow up, seriously, learn to talk to someone instead of waiting for a text, not responding and not picking up your phone. It’s pathetic. It would have been over earlier & I wouldn’t have had to waste my time. Grow some balls, man up and stop being such a girl.

Last thing don’t you dare, ever, treat another girl the way you treated me. I gave you so much of me, and you gave me nothing. Absolutely zip.

This is the end of a chapter AND this is good bye.

& just because I've been SO civil and nice through all the bullshit you put me through.

FUCK. YOU.

Sunday, July 26, 2009

Twenty2 Weeks

Friday, July 24, 2009

Replied. 24/07/09 22:51

wow.

I wasn't needy at all actually. I was concerned about you. The message you sent got me worried about you.

What did you expect me to do when you sent me a text like that Olie? Seriously.

We haven't been together for a while. It wasn't working so I let you be. I let you email when you saw fit & replied accordingly. I *thought* I was doing the right thing.

Don't assume you know what's going on, because you clearly don't.


22:51
how FUCKING dare you.

23:03
oh, and have the balls to fucking talk to me.

Yeah, I'm hurt. Yeah, I'm pissed off. Yeah, it's your fault.

24-07-2009 22:47

Iv just about had enough of all this "you need to ring me, you need to talk to me it will make you feel better" since when did you know what was best for me.

look you text me and said that if I didnt get in touch with you that would be the end of use so I didnt get in touch with you yeh but that doesnt seem to have worked.

I cant, wont and dont want to keep doing this.

The needyness, costant need for comunication, lack of trust, self centred ness and insecurities are all getting far to much.

Iv decided to leave you.

Everything I became because of you has turned around and bitten you in the arse.

Im still not there, still growing, still making myself into the person I wana be and your exactly what I dont need to carry on getting there.

You dont need me and as much as I keep telling myself I do, I dont need you.

Your the reason I am who I am today and you could argue that I wouldnt even be here if it wasnt for you but that isnt a good enough reason to keep use together.

Ill always love you for the ways in which you helped me and I fucking mean that.

This isnt goodbye I hope just the end of a sertain chapter of are lives.

X

So, now what?

What the hell did you expect when you sent me that text? What did you want me to say? What did you want me to do? What did you expect from me?

Half the message was missing anyways but for God's sake, of course i'm gonna fucking worry. You sound like you're falling apart.

You KNOW I care. You shouldn't have any doubt about that. So when I say pick up the phone. Pick. Up. The. Fucking. Phone.

How dare you treat me like that! I'm not an object sitting on the other side of the world just waiting for you to fall apart. If you send me a text like that you better be fucking ready to tell me what's going on.

I am a person, you seem to have forgotten. I am affected when you don't contact me for ages. I am affected when you do.

Stop fucking hurting me.
YOU ABSOLUTE FUCKER!

i finally convinced myself I was moving on and that you can sort your own shit out & you send me a text like that. what the fuck am i supposed to do?!

YOU'RE the one that said I can't help REMEMBER!? so I should leave it alone - that's what you said. So why am I the person you come to when things get fucked up. WHAT THE HELL!?

So of course I messaged back, as expected. Of course I'm worried. Of course I'm going to call. I should never have said anything. I should never have done anything.

I feel physically sick.

Thursday, July 23, 2009

To the rest of you

Quit snooping. If you want to know what's going on, ask.

To you - I'm done. Until you figure out what you want and when you're going to do something about it

Nup. scrub that. I'm done. The end. Finito. I will not wait around for you to sort your shit out like a little puppy that follows you around. That's not me. I am SO much tougher than that. & to be honest, I am so much BETTER than that.

I don't know if I'll see you in January. I don't know if you will email me. I don't know if you will care that I'm no longer emailing, or you can no longer see this. But from now on? I don't care.

I'm looking out for me. Cause clearly you aren't even thinking twice about the impact your actions will have on me. So fuck it all.

There's me. & me. This is no longer 39 weeks. This is my personal diary, that will have nothing to do with you.

Wednesday, July 22, 2009

Iv just spent the nyt watching BMX dvds, porn and drinking vodka, im sliping Liv. I spend each day dreaming about how id like to look, feel and act that [broken message] [broken message]

Tuesday, July 21, 2009

I've thought about this for a while, but if this is to be a diary of sorts, I should probably document it.

[edit] I've learned that nothing on here is set in stone. Just because it's written down for 'the world' to see, doesn't mean it will happen & it doesn't mean I have to stick to it. I am allowed to change my mind. This diary is for me, I'm not accountable to anyone with this. My thoughts are my own. They call it 'intellectual property', though there doesn't seem to be too much that's 'intellectual' about this at all. [/edit]

You see, I had three weeks set aside to spend with him in January. My parents leave at the end of December and I don't fly back til mid-January.

I no longer know what to do with those three weeks. Do I still spend them with him? Do I see him, but maybe for not quite so long? Do I make other plans altogether? What does he want to do?

It's all up in the air. I'll work it out eventually. Maybe, it's time to reacquaint myself with old friends in that corner of the world...
fucking talk to me.
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