{"id":2181,"date":"2025-05-12T10:47:32","date_gmt":"2025-05-12T09:47:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tiredofboys.com\/senza-categoria\/reopening\/"},"modified":"2026-04-10T01:42:42","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T00:42:42","slug":"reopening","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tiredofboys.com\/en\/reopening\/","title":{"rendered":"Reopening"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style='text-align:center' class='yasr-auto-insert-visitor'><!--Yasr Visitor Votes Shortcode--><div id='yasr_visitor_votes_326ac8397f025' class='yasr-visitor-votes'><div class=\"yasr-custom-text-vv-before yasr-custom-text-vv-before-2181\">Click to rate this post!<\/div><div id='yasr-vv-second-row-container-326ac8397f025'\r\n                                        class='yasr-vv-second-row-container'><div id='yasr-visitor-votes-rater-326ac8397f025'\r\n                                      class='yasr-rater-stars-vv'\r\n                                      data-rater-postid='2181'\r\n                                      data-rating='0'\r\n                                      data-rater-starsize='24'\r\n                                      data-rater-readonly='false'\r\n                                      data-rater-nonce='57493fa7f2'\r\n                                      data-issingular='false'\r\n                                    ><\/div><div class=\"yasr-vv-stats-text-container\" id=\"yasr-vv-stats-text-container-326ac8397f025\"><svg xmlns=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\"\r\n                                   class=\"yasr-dashicons-visitor-stats\"\r\n                                   data-postid=\"2181\"\r\n                                   id=\"yasr-stats-dashicon-326ac8397f025\">\r\n                                   <path d=\"M18 18v-16h-4v16h4zM12 18v-11h-4v11h4zM6 18v-8h-4v8h4z\"><\/path>\r\n                               <\/svg><span id=\"yasr-vv-text-container-326ac8397f025\" class=\"yasr-vv-text-container\">[Total: <span id=\"yasr-vv-votes-number-container-326ac8397f025\">0<\/span>  Average: <span id=\"yasr-vv-average-container-326ac8397f025\">0<\/span>]<\/span><\/div><div id='yasr-vv-loader-326ac8397f025' class='yasr-vv-container-loader'><\/div><\/div><div id='yasr-vv-bottom-container-326ac8397f025'\r\n                              class='yasr-vv-bottom-container'\r\n                              style='display:none'><\/div><\/div><!--End Yasr Visitor Votes Shortcode--><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-rounded\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"564\" height=\"846\" src=\"https:\/\/tiredofboys.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/2ce609099ee70b268b31ea98e60f7878.jpg\" alt=\"Opening image for the story Back in the Game\" class=\"wp-image-1807\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tiredofboys.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/2ce609099ee70b268b31ea98e60f7878.jpg 564w, https:\/\/tiredofboys.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/2ce609099ee70b268b31ea98e60f7878-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/tiredofboys.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/2ce609099ee70b268b31ea98e60f7878-320x480.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 564px) 100vw, 564px\"><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>So, after a five-year relationship with my long-term ex, it\u2019s over.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>I started this blog feeling like a Lion, ready to<\/strong> fiercely savor life, hunting fearlessly but respectfully only the most interesting prey.<\/p>\n<p>Then I found love and, rather than a lion, I found myself to be a fool&#8230; in the good and noble sense of the word. I struggled with my vulnerabilities, faced my weaknesses. I wanted my long-term ex so much that I tried to be the best and most authentic version of myself, beyond the bullshit I told myself and the misconceptions I had.  <\/p>\n<p>I gave everyone else up for her, said goodbye to SweetTits, and never wrote about the Countess (if only to see if she\u2019ll ever come and beat me up outside my house). I realized that truly making love is a thousand times more intense and satisfying than a thousand lays. I realized I only wanted her, to be only hers.  <\/p>\n<p>We tried. It was hard. We didn&#8217;t make it.  <\/p>\n<p>So, here I am again.<\/p>\n<p>Not a Lion but&#8230; a Little Lion. <\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align:center\" class=\"yasr-auto-insert-visitor\"><!--Yasr Visitor Votes Shortcode--><\/p>\n<div id=\"yasr_visitor_votes_21d36926989d6\" class=\"yasr-visitor-votes\">\n<div class=\"yasr-custom-text-vv-before yasr-custom-text-vv-before-1806\">Click to rate this post!<\/div>\n<div id=\"yasr-vv-second-row-container-21d36926989d6\" class=\"yasr-vv-second-row-container\">\n<div id=\"yasr-visitor-votes-rater-21d36926989d6\" class=\"yasr-rater-stars-vv\" data-rater-postid=\"1806\" data-rating=\"0\" data-rater-starsize=\"32\" data-rater-readonly=\"false\" data-rater-nonce=\"d5bea0c4b7\" data-issingular=\"false\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"yasr-vv-stats-text-container\" id=\"yasr-vv-stats-text-container-21d36926989d6\"><svg xmlns=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" class=\"yasr-dashicons-visitor-stats\" data-postid=\"1806\" id=\"yasr-stats-dashicon-21d36926989d6\">\n                                   <path d=\"M18 18v-16h-4v16h4zM12 18v-11h-4v11h4zM6 18v-8h-4v8h4z\"><\/path>\n                               <\/svg><span id=\"yasr-vv-text-container-21d36926989d6\" class=\"yasr-vv-text-container\">[Total: <span id=\"yasr-vv-votes-number-container-21d36926989d6\">0<\/span> Average: <span id=\"yasr-vv-average-container-21d36926989d6\">0<\/span>]<\/span><\/div>\n<div id=\"yasr-vv-loader-21d36926989d6\" class=\"yasr-vv-container-loader\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"yasr-vv-bottom-container-21d36926989d6\" class=\"yasr-vv-bottom-container\" style=\"display:none\">\n<div class=\"yasr-small-block-bold\"><span class=\"yasr-already-voted-text\"><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--End Yasr Visitor Votes Shortcode--><\/div>\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Read also<\/h4>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/tiredofboys.com\/en\/its-closing\/\" data-type=\"post\">Why I Had Closed Off<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div style='text-align:center' class='yasr-auto-insert-visitor'><!--Yasr Visitor Votes Shortcode--><div id='yasr_visitor_votes_c3af5228163b9' class='yasr-visitor-votes'><div class=\"yasr-custom-text-vv-before yasr-custom-text-vv-before-2181\">Click to rate this post!<\/div><div id='yasr-vv-second-row-container-c3af5228163b9'\r\n                                        class='yasr-vv-second-row-container'><div id='yasr-visitor-votes-rater-c3af5228163b9'\r\n                                      class='yasr-rater-stars-vv'\r\n                                      data-rater-postid='2181'\r\n                                      data-rating='0'\r\n                                      data-rater-starsize='24'\r\n                                      data-rater-readonly='false'\r\n                                      data-rater-nonce='57493fa7f2'\r\n                                      data-issingular='false'\r\n                                    ><\/div><div class=\"yasr-vv-stats-text-container\" id=\"yasr-vv-stats-text-container-c3af5228163b9\"><svg xmlns=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\"\r\n                                   class=\"yasr-dashicons-visitor-stats\"\r\n                                   data-postid=\"2181\"\r\n                                   id=\"yasr-stats-dashicon-c3af5228163b9\">\r\n                                   <path d=\"M18 18v-16h-4v16h4zM12 18v-11h-4v11h4zM6 18v-8h-4v8h4z\"><\/path>\r\n                               <\/svg><span id=\"yasr-vv-text-container-c3af5228163b9\" class=\"yasr-vv-text-container\">[Total: <span id=\"yasr-vv-votes-number-container-c3af5228163b9\">0<\/span>  Average: <span id=\"yasr-vv-average-container-c3af5228163b9\">0<\/span>]<\/span><\/div><div id='yasr-vv-loader-c3af5228163b9' class='yasr-vv-container-loader'><\/div><\/div><div id='yasr-vv-bottom-container-c3af5228163b9'\r\n                              class='yasr-vv-bottom-container'\r\n                              style='display:none'><\/div><\/div><!--End Yasr Visitor Votes Shortcode--><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Click to rate this post! [Total: 0 Average: 0] So, after a five-year relationship with my long-term ex, it\u2019s over. I started this blog feeling like a Lion, ready to fiercely savor life, hunting fearlessly but respectfully only the most interesting prey. 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[Total: 0 Average: 0] So, after a five-year relationship with my long-term ex, it\u2019s over. I started this blog feeling like a Lion, ready to fiercely savor life, hunting fearlessly but respectfully only the most interesting prey. Then I found love and, rather than a lion, I found myself to be a fool&#8230; in the good and noble sense of the word. I struggled with my vulnerabilities, faced my weaknesses. 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