ME& being dumped

G & I watched the film ‘Forgetting Sarah Marshall’ the other night. Despite my loathing of Russell Brand, I really don’t see why women like him, the film wasn’t that bad. Half way through it I asked G what his worst being dumped scenario was and he told he that he’d never been dumped. At first I thought he was joking but he assured me that he’d never been dumped.

This then led to me having to divulge my worst being dumped story. Strangely it was the first and one of the only times I have ever dated someone who was significantly younger than me. I was 23 and he was 17, only 6 years but still the biggest age difference young wise. Anyway I met him in a bar and thought I’d give him a go and within a week I was head over heels for him. He was funny, sweet, naive and good looking.

After six weeks together I was shocked one night when he sat me down and told me it just wasn’t working for him. I got the usual, it’s not you but me routine mixed in with a slight criticism that I was too reactionary, wild and wanted to party to much. Gutted was not the word. Of course I was all of those things I’d only been in London 2 years and it is a party town and I was a student.

Anyway I remember I left his shared flat after that and walked along Compton Street in the pouring rain with tears rolling down my cheeks. What a sad picture I must of looked, so what did I go and do, met up with a friend got drunk and took some acid. At some point in the night I ended back up by ex’s flat share knocking on the door crying and begging him to take me back (no dignity) then I spilled I was having a bad trip. Anyway like a good guy he took me in and then let me sleep it off, luckily I woke up before him and sneaked out with what little dignity I had left – then spent the next 6 months avoiding going anywhere that I might bump into him.

Needless to say my lack of dignity and embarrassment meant this was a fairly easy affair to get over despite being totally gutted about being dumped. I also never dated a guy significantly younger than me again and after tell G about this a little chip of my dignity fell away again.