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As I read your post, I had a couple random thoughts and recollections from my own experiences that I thought you may relate to: I don't know how old you are, but I've had a few GF's prior to getting married that at the time, I thought I'd be with [i]forever[/i] which turned out to be not the case. Those experiences and heartbreaks were necessary to get me prepared for the one that I love and married (been with her for 10 years now). While being hard to let them go, it's far better for us that we didn't end up together. In short you'll definitely want someone who accepts you for you. Don't make the mistake of trying to force a relationship to work out, especially if you're NOT married to her (my advice changes a little if married). If she's truly trying to change you to be something you're not, eventually the real you would surface and you'd have some even tougher times to face. Patience & time are not just useful as a sniper rifle. A second note: being 34, married, and father of 1 (with another on the way), I can say a major part of living a happy life is about balance and moderation. At one point along the way when I was dating my now-wife in college I got hooked on Star Wars Galaxies, for whatever reason. I stayed up to crazy hours, sometimes didn't sleep and was really letting things go without really recognizing it as an issue. When she brought it to my attention I [i]thought[/i] I did something but before I knew it, she was basically packing her bags. I then realized that I was getting ready to trade her for some stupid game and wised up and saved myself. Now on the other side I have Destiny, another [i]time-sink[/i] game that doesn't really have to end, lots to do, and I've met many online friends in the Dads of Destiny clan. However she started to take issue with my playing it too much, so instead while my online friends play far more than I and seem to have more lenient situations, I have found my own balance, keeping my family happy and getting my fun, while not letting her dictate to me who to be. My comments summarized: 1. Exercise patience in life, many good things are to come 2. Everything in moderation: this applies to gaming, work, food, etc. Best of luck to you. EDIT: A follow-up comment on the idea of not letting a girlfriend change who you are: There is a lot of good that comes with letting your wife (or at least one that you think is going to become your wife) change parts of you, it's sort of part of the deal: you change each other. What I mean by "don't let her change you" is focused on your core values, beliefs, etc. Those are generally what anyone you are with will need to know and accept.

I can one up you. My wife (25f) and I (27m) are getting a divorce right now. Starting the paperwork tomorrow. This Halloween would have been our third anniversary. We met online in 2009, I lived 250 miles away from her but drove to meet her finally in spring 2011. Quit my job and moved to her state and city late December 2011. We got married October 2012. Bought a house in my name only in summer 2013. Now I'm stuck living in a state by myself, in our house by myself. No kids. Just dogs and cats. Now I have to figure out what I'm doing with this house, quit my job and re-start my life back in my home state and move back in with my parents. Destiny is one of the few things keeping me distracted from all of that crap, and it helps even more when I get to play with my brother because the worst part of this whole thing is being stuck in another state by myself.

Love is a curse that makes humans weak and I hate naked humans stronger

A man gets with a woman hoping she won't change. She does. A woman gets with a man hoping he will change. He doesn't. -[i]unknown[/i]

Check out my hunter's fusion rifle. Might give a slight chuckle :3

Girls wonder why There are cold hearted pricks out there, because all it takes is on girl to eat your heart out before you never let it happen again

Whether we wanted it or not, we've stepped into a war with the Illiterates on Bungie.net. So let's get to taking out their command, one by one. Environment. From what I can gather, he commands the Butthurts from a clickbait thread just outside of #Destiny. He's well protected, but with the right team, we can punch through those defenses, take this beast out and break their grip on the literary challenged.