If you jump, I’ll jump

by Lisa Angelettie MSW

in Relationship Advice

Dear GirlShrink,

I love this guy and i met him at summer camp to soon watch him walk out of my life as suddenly as he had walked into it. We are both emo and into the same music and share a lot of the same interests and hobbies and he told me that he loves me and i said it back but now he is gone and i know that if he were to commit suicide i would too, i love him that much and I never thought I would or could love a guy, but i do. Do I make an attempt to get over him or keep hope that maybe I will somehow, by a miracle see him again. He made me believe that he loved me the same way he made me believe he didn’t as he walked out of my life for the last time.
What do I do???

Dear Friend,

First I want to tell you that you will meet a lot of guys over the course of your life and circumstances will often keep you apart. Sometimes a summer romance is just that. For the summer. And that’s okay. It’s a lovely memory you will have for the rest of your life. You need to get over him. People say a lot of things in the middle of emotional circumstances, but words are words. He went home back to his life with his family and you with yours.

And ask yourself why you would jump for someone who you haven’t even heard from? YOU need to care about yourself FIRST. Finally, if you are feeling suicidal, I must urge you to log off your computer and call 1-800-273-8255 (National Suicide Prevention Hotline) to talk to someone. It’s totally free and anonymous. And sometimes it’s just a good idea to talk through your emotions before you make a bad decision that can affect a lot of peoples lives.

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