Advice | Carolyn Hax: A letter-writer has an ex who refused to “play nurse” and now has little motivation to date again.
I think we would all be better for resigning ourselves to a life of solitude. Not in a “woe is me” or reclusive sense, just that we are the only people we can be absolutely sure will be with us at every stage of our lives. Your illness, a rotten break by any measure, does not necessarily make you worse off than others on this particular account.
Plan B is the anticipation of change. Anything we have can be gone tomorrow, including companionship or solitude, health or illness, fears or dreams. You do not need to build your life around the possibility of change, but you do need to acknowledge and accept it. Buy insurance, keep your will up to date, avoid burning bridges with people , keep your eyes and heart open to opportunity in all its subtle forms.Plan C is the wild card.
If you have been this emotionally resourceful before, you can do it again. If not, you can start. It is hard work, but where is the appeal in the alternatives? No one can take away the sense of yourself, the sense of peace, you derive from passing these tests.
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