Now what? How do you fill that Chargers-sized hole in your heart, now that the home team has left home?
“It’s kind of like a divorce,” said Dr. Mark Kalish, a San Diego psychiatrist. “Dad has moved out and left the kids behind.”
In this analogy, we’re the kids and we’re hurting. But this isn’t the first time San Diego has suffered humiliation or heartache. Haven’t we always recovered?
“I find San Diego to be a very resilient city,” said Seth Mallios, an anthropology professor at San Diego State University. “Part of the resilience comes just from the satisfaction of how nice it is here.