Time to get a little more serious...

This isn’t going to be an LOL LMAO ROTFL kind of blog. It’s just something more for me and whoever really cares about some stuff. Basically, I just kind of need to get this off of my chest.
Anyone who knows me knows about my past relationship. If you don’t, well…I’m sure you can just skim through the archive and check it out; or come to a stand up show. Not a week goes by where someone asks me if I’m over the break up and for the past 8 months I’ve been saying yes. Unfortunately, I was pretty much far from over it. Those who actually know me clearly know I’m lying. I wasn’t necessarily still in love with my ex, I was more upset about the situation and how it was handled. When the break up happened, I was pretty devastated. Yes, I was the one that did the break up but the reason for it was out of my hand. We tried the whole “let’s be friend’s thing.” and that just didn’t work for us. I’m sure other people can handle being around their ex but once they start dating other people and you see the person you love practically make out with someone other than you, it pretty much kills your spirit. With the break up, I just felt like it was worse for me because of a few factors. 1) We dated for almost 5-6 years 2) We tried the friend’s thing and unfortunately she asked me for advice about why this guy hooked up with her and doesn’t like her. 3) last but not least, she lives about a few houses down from me so every day since June, I would see this guy and her pretty much make out in the front yard every morning when I’d go to the work and come back. I don’t care how proud you are, seeing that every day gets to you. So to the main point of why I’m writing this. After all this time (a year and 4 months to be exact) I can honestly say I’m pretty much over it and moved on. During the relationship, I gave my ex this promise ring. I kept the promise for a pretty long ass time and after it ended, I pretty much kept it in a box. It was just me holding on to the last few good memories we had. I don’t know if it’s the music I’ve been listening to lately, the finding of my new career, or just people I’m hanging around with but I got rid of the ring. To me, it was the beginning of me accepting being single and the craziness of the whole lame dating scene. Although I’m getting tired of the friend’s zone, I still have never been happier in my life and I can honestly say that and not lie to anyone. Now, it’s time to celebrate this occasion and watch movies tonight. I’m just really happy with where I’m at.
Til next time
-Ricky
Ps. Ace Enders and a Million Different People song “New Guitar” is just one of the factors of why I got rid of the ring. Feel free to guess the other factors.