She's probably going to move to a different continent.

What she said!

Lobsang, I know you’re heart-broken, but I’m thrilled. I’ve been following your story for a while. You’re a great guy. When I first started hanging out here, you were high on the list of Dopers I’d like to meet some day. You need someone who’ll be better for you and who’ll let you be better for yourself, not this trainwreck in a tight dress.

D’oh! Sorry, Zabali’s intrepretation is correct. I’m swamped at work, and stealing time away to post occasionally…so a mite confused sometimes.

For the most part it depends on the OP. If the OP is written as a mild rant, yet the responses are less than mild (especially because the subject matter is pretty inflammatory), moving the thread to the Pit wouldn’t be out of place. But if the OP–such as this one–was not written as a rant, and it focuses on a personal matter (regardless of the dead horse aspect of it), then it should stay here.

Coming soon from the makers of Snakes on a Plane! :smiley:

I forgot about this post until just now. I am glad not all the replies are negative. This one in particular. Thankyou Siege.

My op it isn’t clear that she’s moving for employment reasons. She’s been offered better employment. (And I think she needs to escape a similar crush-that-can-never-happen that she has that I found out about recently)

I am going to stop drinking once more. Can’t say how long it will last.

I hope she does move, fer her sake and for mine.

I meant ‘thread’. Just to be clear.

Crushes will make you do weird silly shit. One fine day, you’ll think back on this and say to yourself “Self, you were such a dumbass that time in 05-06”, chuckle to your self, kiss your wife, and watch your kids tear everything in your house to pieces.

Do a search-this is more than a crush, it’s an obsession.

Lobsang, please, for the love of god, get help. You’re not doing yourself or her any favors. It’s good that she’s moving, now you need to work on yourself.

Though I’ve read your threads here and there, I haven’t been following the saga all that closely. Does this quote make any more sense with more background? :confused:

Because I’m just scratching my head here at why you had to tell someone that she doesn’t have to leave an entire continent because you’re obsessed with her. Is there really a serious possibility that she’s leaving a continent because of you?

Yeah, I’ve read the whole sordid tale, and how you’ve said the same thing every time. I simply want to offer encouragement, not practice armchair psychology. You or I aren’t qualified to tell him whether he actually needs to see a mental health professional about this based on internet postings. And if he in fact does need to do so, harping on him about it probably isn’t helping.

I can’t speak for the rest of this statement, but you should listen to An Arky. My experience says this is a man who knows what he’s talking about.