[onewhippedpuppy]

Originally Posted by MongooseGA

I don't think you're coming off as a dick, no worries. Thanks for the straight-to-the-point analysis.

I'd be inclined to agree with you wholeheartedly, from an outside perspective. You may be right that it would be the best option for my own circumstance.

However, from my perspective, I don't think that's the case. I'm losing my partner, temporarily leaving my dog, and giving up the biggest feeling of security I currently have. Maybe I'm still just stubborn or immature about this, but I truly don't want to have to give up my material passions as well.

No job, no money, no woman, no hobbies, no home, no dog, few nearby friends... It sound like a check list for depression much deeper than just overcoming a break up.

I'm not typically an emotional kind of person- as pointed out by Don in this thread, I'm much more cerebral and logical. I realize my position on this specific matter flies in the face of logic.

I'll add more later. I'm going to the gym for some positive endorphins and to clear my head. Doesn't hurt to get myself into a more 'marketable' shape, either.

Yup, that SUCKS. But you need to start over. Sell the toys, take the dog, and do______. YOU, and only you, get to fill in that blank. What is keeping you in Atlanta? Because from the sound of things there is absolutely no good reason that you have to stay put.

Sometimes in life you have to reinvent yourself. Sometimes that means starting over. I'm 34 and have already done it twice. Once when I went back to college already married with kids, and now starting my own business after being laid off from a comfy aerospace gig. Both have sucked big time in the moment, but I've survived and ultimately been better off. Think of people that you know, people that were successful and that you respect. How many credit their success to taking the easy way out?