Thank you for the kind words. My kids lost my parents last year too. My ex downward spiraled a few months ago. I was very careful to keep the kids away from it, and myself away from a bad situation. But I offered him help while maintaining boundaries, because I couldn’t handle the thought of them dealing with another…

I have two kids with a Ben type and I still save his ass and only for them. He’s a decent human when he’s not doing the self-destructive thing. Will I let him close to me ever again? Nope.

Sorry, should have clarified. The other commenter talked about new partners being willing to be supportive of deadbeats who don’t take care of their kids from previous relationships and it reminded me of Slade living the life while his ex pays for his son’s cancer treatments.

My father did this and I’ve researched the shit out of it. Someone said to me that these guys see their families not as individual people but as extensions of themselves and because of that they feel entitled to end their lives and it made perfect sense to me.

My dad wasn’t violent toward me a day in my life and never had been to my mother that I knew of until the day he killed her. Just after she had told a few of us she was leaving. It’s 100% about control.

You’re not the only one. I’m on dating apps and I get tons of messages but for some reason I can’t seem to find an actual relationship and I’m fairly certain I’ll die alone. How are you trying to meet women?

Ah, thought you were referring to his defense of James Gunn. I don’t know the full story so I’m not sure how I feel.

Right. And three times in a row.

Gretchen Rossi, anyone?  What I don’t get is how he ever thought he’d get away with it, if his plan was to be free to live his life? 

I feel like this particular murder struck me harder than most because as much as I always say to myself “they don’t always look like the type” (my father didn’t look like the type either), this guy DIDN’T LOOK LIKE THE TYPE. He looks like a dude I’d swipe a hard right on. And he didn’t use a gun, he was capable of…

Still bump that shit! 

Nah, the ones I’ve met were all 29. But now that you mention it, one did look suspiciously older than 29 lol.

If I’m honest, I get a lot of messages. I’m sure at 25 I would have gotten a lot more, but I can’t say I’ve seen a huge downturn. And I agree with you about the person seeking someone that age. I can’t even handle a 25-year-old, we just aren’t on the same page. The thought of actually spending significant time with an…

These studies depress me as a 36-year-old woman. I get asked out by 29-year-old men more than any other age. People always ask me why I date younger so often, but the truth is men my own age don’t message me often. I think they’re probably messaging mid-20's women.

Some damn funny lyrics too. 

Yeah I wondered the same. I’m not aware of anything remotely lucrative he’s done in a very long time?

I love this story. We need more people like you.

A couple months ago I was feeling super overwhelmed by alll the shit in my life and I was crying in my car in a parking lot and this woman approached me saying she just needed something for her kids to eat, so I bought dinner for her and the kids and it completely gave me perspective. It was a very “you think you’re…

If a seasoned Hollywood divorce attorney can’t handle you and is willing to forego that kind of cash, you’re a nightmare.

I’ve been there except I’m the woman and he’s older with a family, and trust me you don’t want to get any more attached because it suuuucks.