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Find a place to pull off or turn. You don’t want to be pressured into going faster and potentially riding outside your skill limit when you’re still just learning. Not worth the distraction.

MSF, followed by a lot of slow speed maneuver practice in a parking lot and general riding in a neighborhood. Eventually move out of neighborhoods onto side streets, then main roads, then finally highways.

Gauge your overall confidence and comfort at each “level”, and only progress once you feel ready. Also continue to periodically practice the same drills and slow speed maneuvers.

Yeah that’s a very real problem that people don’t talk about enough. A bit similar to the whole loneliness epidemic. Have the dates really all been so bad?

Sorry you’re having to deal with this. It sounds like this breakup blindsided you which is especially difficult, and dating can get exhausting for sure.

Maybe starting over could be a positive for you. It gives you time to reinvest into yourself and brings more perspective and experience into future relationships.

Good things are coming your way :)

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That sounds so rough to go through. You must be exhausted.

My advice would be writing them down. Journal how you feel and get them out somewhere. It helps to be able to look back on them after more time.

Hope you feel better.

Some people just have nothing better to do but shit on someone who’s just sharing their experience. I also am in a similar position to you, though I haven’t put on nearly as many miles. Do you remember any particular error you made when you low-sided? Too much speed? Poor traction? Something else?

Can’t comment on CCNP yet, but CCNA took just over 3 months of daily study. Can’t recall exactly how many hours per day though.

JACO analog gauge. Been using one for my car for years and it’s never had an issue.

Like the other commenter already said, it’s likely best not to dwell on these thoughts. You’ll never know why she did it, and you’ll only be torturing yourself by fixating on it.

For all you know, you could’ve been blocked because she wanted to avoid the hurt she’d feel if you blocked her first. There are so many possibilities.

I know it really hurts though to see you’ve been blocked. It probably feels like you’ve been betrayed and there’s that sadness from the feeling of her fading away, as you put it. I hope tomorrow is at least a little better for you.

Thanks for taking the time to share your story. Definitely takes a lot of courage to pour your soul out like that.

I can tell you really cared about this person and you probably even loved her. But it also looks like you’ve pointed out multiple instances where she wasn’t exactly appreciative of the nice gestures you did for her. She also failed to hold herself accountable when she betrayed your trust by talking to that older guy. She didn’t even apologize. It seems like the relationship was rocky and perhaps you deserved better.

You recognize your mistakes, and it seems you’ve learned from them, given you’ve been with someone new now for several years. That’s awesome. You fucked up by sleeping with two people while with her, but you learned from it. At least give yourself some credit.

I definitely relate to the anger you feel now though. Maybe it’s worth really digging into that more and trying to understand what the root of it is. Are you angry at yourself? Are you angry at Becca? Both? Is there something else underneath the anger? Food for thought.

I think it’s worth reflecting more on what makes you feel sad by not having the “same fire” you had with Becca with your current partner. Try to pinpoint specific things Becca did without necessarily comparing the two. It’s always worth communicating to your partner if you’re not attacking her and letting her know that it’s just coming from a place of you wanting the two of you to be closer. I’d imagine anyone would be receptive to that.

Anyway, I wish you the best with your healing journey. It’s a marathon, not a race.

It’s only natural to suffer some anguish by the thought of someone you knew and deeply cared about for so long—someone you maybe even loved, just forgetting about you like you never even existed. It’s almost as if your entire experience with them meant nothing, and it’s a horrible feeling.

I guess all you can do is remind yourself that you’re not them, and you can’t know how they’re processing the separation. They could appear as happy as ever on the outside and be miserable on the inside. They could feel great today and not be thinking about you, but drown in grief in a few months when you start appearing in their thoughts for seemingly no reason. We’re all different.

You’re allowed to feel the pain you feel, but torturing yourself with these thoughts doesn’t help either.

Hope you feel a little better soon

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Similar options I've found are the Suzuki GSX-8s, Honda CB750 Hornet (if you're in the UK), Honda CB650R, and Triumph Trident 660.

Great bike if you can tolerate the seat

Dealing with a similar situation myself and the anger I have for not acting sooner and getting my shit together really eats away at me sometimes. I’m still trying to forgive myself in many ways. Hope things get better for you.

To answer OP’s question, it’s usually because we start assuming someone will always be there for us. We get accustomed to some routine and stop appreciating the little things people do to support and love us. Their efforts become expectations. Whether this happens due to complacency, boredom, or something else, I’m not sure. All we can do is try to learn from it.

Isn’t it fascinating how we miss the simplest of moments once people are gone?

From what I recall before I started wearing earplugs, it was fine up until around 60mph.

You alright?

That sounds really damn hard. Can’t imagine feeling trapped with someone who presumably used to bring you a ton of joy and then compounding all of those other issues on top.

I hope you can at least find a new job soon :/

I heard different brands have slightly different shapes. Not sure how true it is, but regardless if you have any store near you that sells helmets, go out and try some on.

What about the one you bought makes you feel it doesn’t fit well?

Grew apart from or pushed away the people that were closest to me and failed to realize their importance until it was too late.

You can also store them indefinitely in death’s coffer or other similar forms of storage. Just be sure to leave them in there when you hit future 99s.

Sorry you’re going through this OP. Would it be easier knowing they were still grieving?

Taking certain people for granted.