From: regan1016@bestsd.sdsu.edu (T. ELIZABETH HARVEY)
Subject: Re: Distress Call
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Organization: San Diego State University - Dept. of Redundancy Dept.
Date: Thu, 10 Sep 1992 00:08:00 GMT

In article <1992Sep9.041827.17514@wam.umd.edu>, hwyman@next05cville.wam.umd.edu (The Hwyman)    writes...
>I don't know where to begin or what to say.  How about my life sucks  
>to hell?  Yeah, not good news.
> 
>Let's see, today was the first day of classes.  They (classes) were  
>okray.  I ran into an old T.A. from last year who said she would  
>write me a recommendation should I ever need one.  That was the  
>highlight of the day.  Then it went down hill.

[*Story partially deleted for sake of bandwidth*]

>I then went for an hour walk around campus.  I just had to get out of  
>that dorm room.  God, I wanted to cry so badly!  Yet, I only had a  
>few tears to shed.  This is the second time I've gone away and had a  
>relationship fall apart.
> 
>Now, I don't know what to feel.  I am upset that I had to learn this  
>from friends.  I don't understand we she couldn't tell me.  I thought  
>we had more than that.  If she felt that moving on would have made  
>her happier, then I feel that she has to the right to explore that  
>option.  But she had no right to leave me hanging like this.
<The ARC-LIT walks over to Hwyman and gives him a gentle hug>  You are 
absolutely right ...

>A lot of you have seen me mention Cyndy in some of my postings.   
>After that ended, after all the pain I went through, I thought I  
>could never love again.  A year afterwards, I hook up with Laura.   
>Now the pain is back.  If this is the price I must pay each time,  
>then I can't afford it.
Perhaps ... perhaps not ... it's too soon for you to tell, actually.  Right 
now, just deal with the pain you have, and don't worry about avoiding 
future pain ... there's time for that later.

>It's getting late but I don't think I'll be able to sleep much.  And  
>if I do, I hope I don't remember my dreams.  They won't be pleasant. 
>Well, another nice guy bit the big one.
Oh, don't say that!  I believe that nice guys always finish first, 
eventually ...

>Hwy 
>P.S. Sorry to be so depressing, but, for what it's worth, I think  
>writing                helped.
Thank you for sharing ...  don't forget, you have friends, in person and 
here on ARC that care. *HUG*

>Our house is not a home
>And we both felt alone
>It seems it is empty now
>Worn and broken like our dreams...   
> 
>                  -Smithereens
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