Following my BU I stumbled upon TRP and for a time it was such a bitter pill to swallow but as I slowly stepped away from the wall I had my nose pressed against, things became much clearer.

My ex, through Hypergamy set herself up to Monkey Branch before she ended things with me, who did she swing to? Anyone with a wallet fatter than mine, which at the time didn’t have to be much considering. At the time I was a broken simp, how could this possibly happen to me, I cried!

Fast forward a month, things are getting better, the ONEitis is wearing off albeit still present.

I met a girl, she is married, kids. We started off as friends but as time went on and I kept my distance, her Hypergamy started to come into play and this married woman is now looking to MB onto me. I am not interested and I have set my own clear boundaries but the more I pull away the more she wants it. While the attention is nice, especially after such an ego kicking, she is not someone I would ever get involved with and now seeing the very obvious signs of Hypergamy, that just makes me want to steer clear all together.

Being single is much better, much less complicated. I don’t hate women, I don’t want a life without women, I just want them around on my own terms.

Going my own way has been hard, to lose the stability you received from another person only to then have to try and find that sense of stability amongst chaos is difficult. However when I think about it, things are much easier now than they were.

My bank balance looks more attractive, I have regained my love of cooking and after losing 15kgs in 4 weeks during “the troubles” I have started to regain the weight and hit the gym religiously. I am learning to play guitar, I am writing the book and album I always wanted to write and my time is more centered around me.

I’m not saying I don’t get lonely, because I do but after being in love with a person that doesn’t exist, the only right thing to do now is to shift that focus into loving myself and the dog.

It’s been a ride and without this sub and some of its members, I wouldn’t have gotten through it.

Stay strong brothers, always go your own way, no matter the cost.