How do you get by?

The experiences we have gone through, hurt us thats for damn sure, but they help shape who we are and our morals and the way we think. Everything that I've been through makes me older and much much wiser beyond my years. And I have found on this board that there are many other people like me, of course we have our moments where are immature and stupid but that's what makes us get along. In a way I wouldn't trade in my experiences, like being hurt, used and blown off in relationships because I now have an advantage over the guys who have hurt me, I learned from them and even though some were & are harder to get over than others, it's something that opens my eyes a little wider sothe next time around I know more of what I'm looking for and what I'm not.
Its good to have these experiences, even though they hurt like hell and you feel like this time you'll never get over it but when the RIGHT person does come along everything inside you will tell you that this time around its different, this time around its real, this time around its gonna work and last.
And DS.. I agree that people make mistakes, some do over and over again but theres a point where taking them back is okay and theres a point where enough is enough. Its gotta do with your situation and you need to be patient, everything has its own plan that just takes time to unfold, you rush it and it'll get messed up for sure.