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Maybe he’s right. I am boring.
Every day, I deal with stacks of company paperwork, handling substantial amounts of money, sometimes six figures or more.
I have to be meticulous. Focused. There’s no room for error–no space
to relax.
Did he think I don’t want to go out drinking, singing, dancing at clubs, or get spa treatments?
It’s not that I don’t want to. It’s that I can’t.
Being an adult means knowing how to prioritize. It means taking responsibility.
I once tried explaining all this to Tyler.
But it went in one ear and out the other. Then he complained about me on his alt account, saying that I was nagging him like some tragic soap opera character.
Forget it.
I unfollowed him.
After brushing my teeth and getting into bed, just as I turned off the lights, Tyler came stumbling in, reeking of alcohol.
“Sharon, I messed up again. I’m sorry. I just got carried away.”
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He always pulled this act after a runaway wedding, acting full of guilt, soft, and apologetic.
“Please don’t be mad, okay?
“I swear next time, I’ll stay. I really will marry you.”
He crawled into bed next to me, trying to feel me up–same old tactic.
Whenever he played me emotionally, he tried to make up for it physically.
Thud!
I shoved him off the bed–hard. Too hard, apparently. He hit the floor with a thump.
“I’m tired,” I said without looking at him.
“Ow! That hurt,” he groaned from the floor.
I ignored him and picked up my phone to check flights.
That set him off. He jumped to his feet, eyes blazing.
“Sharon, can you stop being so petty? It was just a joke!
“What, you don’t love me anymore?
“I’ve told you so many times–men need attention too! We’re allowed to blow off steam sometimes!
“If you really love me, you’d accept all of me. So what’s with the cold shoulder now?
“I’m gonna count to ten. If you’re still acting like this, don’t expect me to
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touch you for a month!
“One, two, three…”
He made a big show of it.
Usually, by the time he hit five, I’d cave and give in.
This time? I didn’t even wait that long.
At three, I said calmly, “Tyler, let’s break up.”
“What? You want to break up?”
He froze and stared at me like I’d grown another head.
Then, after a few seconds, he burst out laughing.
“Sharon, come on. You’re hilarious.
“Break up? Please. You love me way too much for that.
“Don’t tell me you’re pulling that basic chick move–using a breakup as leverage. That’s not you.”
“All right, enough. Quit messing around.
“Want another round? Fine–I’ll go all night if that’s what you want.
He leaned in again, grinning, and I stopped him, fingers on his lips.
“I’m not joking,” I said quietly. “I mean it. We’re done. I’ll wrap up the company accounts and transfer everything cleanly. You can go hire a new CFO.”
Tyler stopped smiling. He was pissed now.
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“Sharon, enough with the games!
“This whole playing hard–to–get thing is so tired!
“Yeah, today’s on me, fine–but this? This is too much!
“You’re being completely unreasonable.
“Fine, we won’t sleep together! Let’s see who cracks first!”
He slammed the bedroom door and stormed off to the guest room. I went back to browsing flights.
I was exhausted–mentally, emotionally, and physically. The insane work hours were draining me.
But being with Tyler? That was what really wore me down.
I needed to get away. Somewhere quiet. Somewhere beautiful. Somewhere to finally breathe.
Funny thing about people. The more tightly you cling, the more you suffer.
But once you let go, once you walk away from the emotional tug–of- war, you open the door to a whole new life.
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