i hate this

[enderfem]

This is my only safe space, really

Comments

[rosefox]

Oh oh oh no that is so awful. I'm so sorry. What an absolutely rotten way for him to treat you. You deserve so much better. You didn't make any mistakes--you made the best decisions for yourself that you could with the information you had. The blame is squarely on him for misleading you.

I would love to connect you with my Seattle friends, all of whom are absolutely the sort to help a stranger without thinking twice--they can help you move your stuff or find a therapist or a doctor or whatever you need. I can't promise job offers, but kindness and support, yes, absolutely. Glad to do anything else I can do from here.

I promise you are not trapped, and you will find a way out.

[australian_joe]

Thank you for saying all these things.

[rosefox]

Well, of course! I wish I could do more.

[australian_joe]

I'm not on good enough terms with anyone even vaguely in the area so you're doing a great deal!

[rosefox]

Since this is a public post, would it be okay for me to point my Seattle friends here?

[thewronghands]

I am a Seattle friend of rosefox's, here via shadesong. Having had a similar heartbreaking experience once, I am so full of empathy. I have a Subaru Forester and a job with flexible hours, and I'm about three hours north of you, it seems. How can I help?