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The Ultimate Path to “Revenge”
With great pain comes great motivation.
They say the best revenge is living well, but I know an even better kind. And that’s achieving exactly the things coveted by those who screwed you. In the literal sense at first, and then the metaphorical.
That’s right, I’m talking about your exes.
Say what you want. It’s a glorious feeling, and something you can only enjoy in solitude. Because gloating makes you immature.
Writing about it, though. That’s fine.
Picture me, age 23. Heartbroken by a guy everyone saw as perfect. He was the first person I ever told, “I love you.” His talent and looks made it worse. We aspired to all the same things — a career in writing, teaching, and publishing. At the time, everyone worshiped him. He was destined for greatness. And I was the arm candy. Until I wasn’t.
That breakup especially hurt, because it ended with a feeling that I’d been used. More than that, though. Disposable.
You see, my first real love dumped his girlfriend for me. Months later, he started talking about how guilty he felt.
He didn’t think our relationship had any worth because it arose from dishonesty. He even said something like, “You can’t build anything on a foundation of lies.” As if I’d…
