Men are idealists; we aspire to the good, the beautiful, and the true. Our sexual strategy is to find the One; and pour our resources into her. Self-sacrifice is in our very DNA.

It is, what it is.

Thus, when we realize the bitter truth- AWALT-our rage is immense. We give our all, and take the fall.

The resulting rage is a terrible experience; the betrayal we feel is life-altering.

Some guys never get over it. It took me years.

Until, one day, I had an epiphany- an old truth dawned on me.

"Hatred is not the opposite of love- apathy is."

In my own case- in spite of all she'd done, I dropped all the baggage towards the ex, and women in general. I realized they weren't the problem- I was. My clinging to idealistic blue pill illusion, that is. On that day, the weight lifted off my chest. I was finally free- no more squatters in my mind.

Now? I see women as they are; hypergamous resource-extraction units, designed to survive. Fish swim, birds fly, females extract.

Men build, create, and strive.

Hate at first, if it helps you through the process. But remember- the coals that warm you, will eventually burn you, if not dropped.

True freedom is a choice, not a circumstance.

Choose wisely.