Originally Posted by Marylouise:
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I agree with this. She loved him big time but is hurt to the core because he hates her now. If she didn't, she wouldn't say she needs to heal before she dates again.”
BIB Josie actually says it turned to hate 'like it did with me and John James' the implication being that they hate each other, not that he hates her and she loves him
I think Josie mentioned John for several reasons, the Cheryl Cole theme is about ex's and so again she's mentioned her ex ex, the man she loved so much she did an abortion article about him

. Sorry if that sounds cold, but bitterness is the emotion I get from Josie's recent columns, and bitterness is an emotion I can completely understand post-break-up, having felt it several times myself, and let myself drown in it, wash in it, and wear it like a black cloud over my head.
I think Josie obviously had a lot of anger, resentment, feelings if inadequacy after that relationship, and that obviously these feelings were brought into her relationship wish John. We also know that John too brought some kind of emotional baggage into his relationship with Josie ... although I would say a lot of that was in his head, as he never mentioned having been heartbroken but did seem very cautious about relationships... so I do think that maybe he had had his heart hurt before, but maybe was to macho to mention it.
I think that Josie has mentioned John twice now in the same 'breath' as her ex ex to put it into people's heads that they had both hurt her badly, to connect them together in people's minds, and we know a lot of information about the ex ex. I thought this when John started getting those woman-bashing tweets, the really nasty ones last week, that he was being made guilty by association in a way. Just my theory, but it did cross my mind.
I think that Josie is given a 'theme' by OK every week, and this week was ex's due to the Cheryl Cole situation, OK being a celebrity-based magazine they obviously want everything to relate to that industry in some way, even putting celebrity pictures with real letters.
As the theme was ex's and reuniting with an ex, then I guess it was no surprise that John was mentioned, but I do not think that the column in any way indicates - to me of course - that she is pining away for him. If the column indicates she's not over John, then by the same token
it also indicates she was/is never over her ex ex either in my opinion. I do think she harbours these feelings of anger and resentment about what has happened - in both ex relationships, and that's quite natural. I still harbour similar feelings about my ex-husband. I imagine she's questioned herself time and again what went wrong, why did she even get involved with John, etc.etc., all the questions you ask yourself after a relationship fails.
I do also think Josie mentions John because of the response it gets, yes it gets a lot of negativity but that also rallies the muckers and I think there is an element of that in it all. To balance that out, of course John has also been guilty of doing that in the past, rallying the troops, I would say that all celebs who break up do that. I'm not saying that's the main reason, I think it's a small part of it though.
Wendy you mention people having called you delusional, if I have ever been guilty of doing that I apologise. I don't remember ever saying something so insulting to you, but I may have mentioned in the past that I find the whole 'reuniting' business delusional

which obviously was rude and in no way intended as an insult to you or my fellow threadmates, I've always respected that we all have our own opinions and that we should all voice them.
So if I've ever come across as less than respectful, I do sincerely apologise

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