My whole life I’ve held the belief that any game that requires an ongoing commitment - I’m talking longer than a year - isn’t for me. I’ve never spent any real amount of time in an MMO or a MOBA, and I quit Destiny after level 20. Bar Nintendo’s co-op classics (ubiquitous exceptions) I’m generally drawn to single-player games, dipping into multiplayer modes only on rare occasions. Everything that has a beginning, I decided somewhere along the line, must have an ending. After all, I only have one life operating this fallible meat sack.
And then a couple of weeks ago, my relationship imploded.
Going through a break up, as most of you probably know, is one of the more painful experiences that can occur during a human life. It’s a miserable, sickening affair. And beyond the emotional impact - that rotting-whale-exploding-inside-your-chest feeling - there’s all the tedious practical stuff: the finding a new place, the terrible insecurities that come with mutual friend allegiances, the ‘who gets this cushion?’ questions.
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And then a couple of weeks ago, my relationship imploded.
Going through a break up, as most of you probably know, is one of the more painful experiences that can occur during a human life. It’s a miserable, sickening affair. And beyond the emotional impact - that rotting-whale-exploding-inside-your-chest feeling - there’s all the tedious practical stuff: the finding a new place, the terrible insecurities that come with mutual friend allegiances, the ‘who gets this cushion?’ questions.
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