Comments on: Processing http://american-family.org/2009/07/23/processing/ Thu, 24 May 2012 00:31:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Kohana http://american-family.org/2009/07/23/processing/comment-page-1/#comment-114185 Kohana Sun, 26 Jul 2009 06:35:24 +0000 http://american-family.org/?p=2280#comment-114185 I got married as a teenager and am still intensely in love with my partner. While our hormones/intensity may settle as we age and mature, I think we can't dismiss our teenage selves. What we experience in that stage of life is so...real. I don't really know how else to describe it. I think losing someone at that stage of life might even be harder than losing someone later when we are more logic and less feeling. I'm glad you connected with D and are getting to share your grief instead of carrying it alone. I got married as a teenager and am still intensely in love with my partner. While our hormones/intensity may settle as we age and mature, I think we can’t dismiss our teenage selves. What we experience in that stage of life is so…real. I don’t really know how else to describe it. I think losing someone at that stage of life might even be harder than losing someone later when we are more logic and less feeling.

I’m glad you connected with D and are getting to share your grief instead of carrying it alone.

]]> By: cherylc http://american-family.org/2009/07/23/processing/comment-page-1/#comment-114130 cherylc Sat, 25 Jul 2009 17:02:11 +0000 http://american-family.org/?p=2280#comment-114130 I think people don't want to remember how real teenage love can be. It can be really painful to take it seriously. That said, my first relationship with serious boyfriend was brutal, and I still grieve how awful it was for me when he left. I'm glad you could do this, but I'm sorry you had to. I think people don’t want to remember how real teenage love can be. It can be really painful to take it seriously. That said, my first relationship with serious boyfriend was brutal, and I still grieve how awful it was for me when he left.

I’m glad you could do this, but I’m sorry you had to.

]]> By: Sarah in Ottawa http://american-family.org/2009/07/23/processing/comment-page-1/#comment-114033 Sarah in Ottawa Fri, 24 Jul 2009 01:59:22 +0000 http://american-family.org/?p=2280#comment-114033 Thank you, Amber, for writing so honestly about this. Last week, one of my best girlfriends lost her husband (another close friend of ours) to suicide and we're all reeling. Reading your words reinforces that the there is light at the end of this tunnel (no matter how far in the future). Thank you, Amber, for writing so honestly about this. Last week, one of my best girlfriends lost her husband (another close friend of ours) to suicide and we’re all reeling. Reading your words reinforces that the there is light at the end of this tunnel (no matter how far in the future).

]]> By: LH http://american-family.org/2009/07/23/processing/comment-page-1/#comment-114028 LH Thu, 23 Jul 2009 22:45:36 +0000 http://american-family.org/?p=2280#comment-114028 Only last week, I found out that the man I consider to be the love of my life took his own life 6 years ago. This is devastating news so reading your post helps...thank you. Only last week, I found out that the man I consider to be the love of my life took his own life 6 years ago. This is devastating news so reading your post helps…thank you.

]]> By: Mary http://american-family.org/2009/07/23/processing/comment-page-1/#comment-114024 Mary Thu, 23 Jul 2009 21:46:40 +0000 http://american-family.org/?p=2280#comment-114024 I teared up reading this post. Glad you have connected again. I teared up reading this post. Glad you have connected again.

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