Im on the opposite end of your situation. I’m 28 M and I’m debating on leaving my fiancé. We have a 1-1/2 daughter who means everything to me. I just feel very unappreciated, undesired, and the spark I felt between has dwindled recently. I’m not sure if this is a phase or something I’ve felt for a long time. We’ve been together for 6 years and we have fought but I’ve never felt as strongly about it as I do now. The main reason I’m not leaving her is because I love waking up and seeing my daughter first thing in the morning and putting her to bed every night. And other is she is in the middle of nursing school and i don’t want to mess that up for her. I don’t feel the spark anymore but I do still care for her and at least when she finishes she will have a good job and be able to provide for our daughter with me. She will finish in June so it isn’t that far from now. I can deal with it until then. No one wants to come home after a 7am-6pm shift to an argument, I don’t want to have to be the one to always initiate every intimate interaction, I don’t want to be in a relationship when everything is “tit for tat”.
Then you'll find out about other men and oh babe I'm sooo sorry, it was only those two I promise!
The man couldn't be the ✨definition✨ of trickle truth more if he tried. Every step you have to fight to learn the truth until there's no more evidence and he stops “coming clean”. He's for the streets. Doesn't matter gender he cheated.
The only thing that counts it's how you feel about him , the rest is nothing . I have 2 friends, 26 and 42 that are still living with their parents, i'm 26 and i left home when i was 19 , the 26yo guy is my bestfriend ,my gf also was complainig about my 2 fiends , she was afraid i'll become like them, but it doesn't work like that , so chill, if you love him, love him for who he is, not for his friends, i would ubderstand you if he was doing drugs and stuff with them, but just being friends, isn't any type of flag.
Right, talking about your spouse to others should be done with care, because you're basically giving others ammunition against you.. But do you see that your friend wants you sexually? You should consider stepping back from that friendship of you plan on continuing to be with your bf.
Just tell your bf that you know you made a mistake and that it won't happen again. Communication is key. And it might take a little time for him to forget and forgive.
If your boyfriend is financially stable enough to take of you both and you guys are happy please move on with the relationship and let them cut you off
Im legit scared for you OP. Please listen to all of us and contact a friend to go at his/her house NOW. If you can, update us. Many of us are worried and its not for nothing
Don’t stick around for this. You deserve better. It sounds like you want some commitment, stability and monogamy. He hasn’t figured out what he wants. It seems as if he wants the freedom to do as he pleases and remain unattached while having you around to support him emotionally and sexually. You can love someone and not want a relationship or monogamy with them. You can also vacillate between really being into one person and wanting freedom to explore. As his on again off again person, you are always waiting in the wings with unrequited feelings. Unfortunately this kind of stuff is messy and convoluted, especially when you are younger and trying to figure out what you want and who you are.
But the bottom line here is you want more and he doesn’t. Actions always speak louder than words, especially drunken ones. You need to draw a clear line in the sand and set some boundaries to help maintain your own sanity and self esteem. These include defining what you want and need out of a relationship with him, and that you won’t be used or be the FB anymore. It’s clear that the unattached, casual nature that is needed in a FWB situation is no longer something you can do with this guy. You got the feels, and that’s ok. You just now need to make sure you are protecting and supporting your own emotional well being.
If you and he can respect those boundaries then by all means be friends. If not you probably need to go no contact until you can figure out who you are and what you need and then set your sights on finding a person that wants something similar. Otherwise you’re just going to remained enmeshed and anxious and insecure about what he’s doing.
You want more and he really doesn’t. You both need to respect that about each other and move on. Who knows? Maybe when you’ve both done a little more livin and figuring things out you guys will circle back to each other but for now there’s other fish in the sea.
I guess my whole problem with this post is you are seeking pity for your “condition” while seemingly downplaying your actions as justifiable because of your issues.
Guess what? We all have them.
I'd offer more advice, but this whole post reeks of “oh God I'm so shitty ugh so bad ugh that's why bad thing I do”
It's just really lame.
Why get in a relationship with someone if you have no intention on being committed?
This!!! He could not like the way you talk to a co-worker or a friend of his and think you are cheating. If this is a real post you should take this as a huge red flag and leave.
We do still see both people regularly, she likes both of them a great deal so I really do not think she is intentionally trying to make them uncomfortable or trying to bully anyone (like another commenter suggested).
Yes, that is limiting factor indeed but you do not need ear pumping music every weekend to have a proper fun dance and drink evening with just your girls. I am out a lot and the best “partys” are always the ones where you can have conversations on top of music and alcohol.
Kitchen remodels are insanely profitable. The hot part is getting a large enough chunk of the market.
If they have rolling new customers and do kitchens then they’ve been having a GREAT few years if they’re in my area, or similar.
Kitchen remodels are normally expensive, but high end ones right now from a good company cost more than the down payment i put down on my house lol.
My sister got up charged 10K for a handle upgrade on cabinets that we could price the parts ourselves and see about 500-1000 parts cost. It was a quality tax from an “all in one” contractor and that’s one of many. People in nice areas don’t blink and pay it all.
Also legally, a threesome relationship isn’t recognized. So the wife and boyfriend will be parents of the child, but if the wife and OP are actually married, the wife has substantial claim to OPs assets which will be used on the child. Just a total mess.
Forgive the directness of my comment, but there has been no mention of love. His uncertainty at his age is a major issue. The objective of a relationship is to achieve a state in which each person is more concerned with the welfare of the other person than they are about themselves. It seems that the two of you aren't even close to beginning a journey that will lead to the kind of relationship you deserve. Maybe you might want to consider leaving him now. Let him find out for himself if he prefers being alone by being alone. No amount of discussion is going to help find the answer. Seriously, after 6 months of being together and countless hours of discussing this issue with no mention of love it seems like there's really very little chance that you are doing anything to improve your life. Just my thoughts offered for your consideration. Do what you think is best for you. Be happy.
Yeah, I get the impression that in her mind it was a given that she would get an abortion and that her boyfriend agreed so she didn't put much thought into it. It wasn't HER getting an abortion it was US. Now that she found out her boyfriend doesn't want an abortion it puts everything into question and it makes sense for her to reevaluate. The decision is about what SHE wants alone now, and no longer about them as a couple. It's like she has to make the choice all over again since the situation has changed, it's not wrong for her to change her mind now.
It's obviously different for a hookup vs a relationship. But if you're together do you just avoid the person and don't tell them why? For however long it lasts you let them think they've done something wrong, feeling insecure and worried?
In the end, you're trusting you partner to be careful to not pass on illnesses, this one just happens to be chronic. ??♀️
Except the person isn't trusting you to not pass something on, because they have no idea about it. The fact that it's chronic is even worse because you've made a long lasting choice for them for your own benefit.
Those are 2 of the most selfish reasons. One reason was literally because you might not want to take the risk and become infected by having an intimate relationship with her. Outbreaks are painful af, that's maybe why she's being honest now, she's probably aware you'd find the meds or see it or see her trying to comfort herself. My honest advice. Don't do it, don't stay with this girl. If she isn't the kinda person to care about your health and puts her feelings above physical harm to you and who knows how many others she's done this to, how you gonna trust her about anything that really matters? You won't, she's not a caring person in that respect, not saying she's bad, just not honest and trustworthy, 2 huge components of relationships. It's up to you, but it's contract-breaking stuff here. Not having herpes (it's more common than you think), that's doable, plenty of people have healthy sex lives with it, but it's the deception and reasoning behind the deception. That's what's your real problem. Good luck, I'm sorry people suck.
This doesn’t sound like a relationship, this is a business transaction. You either have a heart to heart and explain the stress that you have and how unrealistic and unreasonable he is being in expecting a 50/50 split without acknowledging that you make significantly less than he does and the fact that you do all of the household chores. Why isn’t he doing 50/50 on that. If after having a heart to heart he still treats you like this then you should leave him. I work and make 90% of the money in my relationship (middle aged male) and I take care of everything because it’s our money and we both do the chores because it’s our house. That’s how it works.. if you want to split things then why get together?
Im on the opposite end of your situation. I’m 28 M and I’m debating on leaving my fiancé. We have a 1-1/2 daughter who means everything to me. I just feel very unappreciated, undesired, and the spark I felt between has dwindled recently. I’m not sure if this is a phase or something I’ve felt for a long time. We’ve been together for 6 years and we have fought but I’ve never felt as strongly about it as I do now. The main reason I’m not leaving her is because I love waking up and seeing my daughter first thing in the morning and putting her to bed every night. And other is she is in the middle of nursing school and i don’t want to mess that up for her. I don’t feel the spark anymore but I do still care for her and at least when she finishes she will have a good job and be able to provide for our daughter with me. She will finish in June so it isn’t that far from now. I can deal with it until then. No one wants to come home after a 7am-6pm shift to an argument, I don’t want to have to be the one to always initiate every intimate interaction, I don’t want to be in a relationship when everything is “tit for tat”.
Then you'll find out about other men and oh babe I'm sooo sorry, it was only those two I promise!
The man couldn't be the ✨definition✨ of trickle truth more if he tried. Every step you have to fight to learn the truth until there's no more evidence and he stops “coming clean”. He's for the streets. Doesn't matter gender he cheated.
The only thing that counts it's how you feel about him , the rest is nothing . I have 2 friends, 26 and 42 that are still living with their parents, i'm 26 and i left home when i was 19 , the 26yo guy is my bestfriend ,my gf also was complainig about my 2 fiends , she was afraid i'll become like them, but it doesn't work like that , so chill, if you love him, love him for who he is, not for his friends, i would ubderstand you if he was doing drugs and stuff with them, but just being friends, isn't any type of flag.
No idea what the reason was, because she couldn’t be honest beforehand I didn’t want to hear it now, 9 months after we broke up
Some people just can't
lol yes they can. sex isn't oxygen. we were given two hands and opposable thumbs for a reason.
I hope he let's you take the cat,all you can do is ask him.this is a sad situation,i hope this work's out well for you & norman.
Right, talking about your spouse to others should be done with care, because you're basically giving others ammunition against you.. But do you see that your friend wants you sexually? You should consider stepping back from that friendship of you plan on continuing to be with your bf.
Just tell your bf that you know you made a mistake and that it won't happen again. Communication is key. And it might take a little time for him to forget and forgive.
Thank you! I'm gonna go check the churches website and see if they have anything about it. Your comments going to help a lot! Thank you again!
Right? I can't honestly imagine thinking twice about my wife's nail color, much less losing my mind about it.
If your boyfriend is financially stable enough to take of you both and you guys are happy please move on with the relationship and let them cut you off
Im legit scared for you OP. Please listen to all of us and contact a friend to go at his/her house NOW. If you can, update us. Many of us are worried and its not for nothing
Don’t stick around for this. You deserve better. It sounds like you want some commitment, stability and monogamy. He hasn’t figured out what he wants. It seems as if he wants the freedom to do as he pleases and remain unattached while having you around to support him emotionally and sexually. You can love someone and not want a relationship or monogamy with them. You can also vacillate between really being into one person and wanting freedom to explore. As his on again off again person, you are always waiting in the wings with unrequited feelings. Unfortunately this kind of stuff is messy and convoluted, especially when you are younger and trying to figure out what you want and who you are.
But the bottom line here is you want more and he doesn’t. Actions always speak louder than words, especially drunken ones. You need to draw a clear line in the sand and set some boundaries to help maintain your own sanity and self esteem. These include defining what you want and need out of a relationship with him, and that you won’t be used or be the FB anymore. It’s clear that the unattached, casual nature that is needed in a FWB situation is no longer something you can do with this guy. You got the feels, and that’s ok. You just now need to make sure you are protecting and supporting your own emotional well being.
If you and he can respect those boundaries then by all means be friends. If not you probably need to go no contact until you can figure out who you are and what you need and then set your sights on finding a person that wants something similar. Otherwise you’re just going to remained enmeshed and anxious and insecure about what he’s doing.
You want more and he really doesn’t. You both need to respect that about each other and move on. Who knows? Maybe when you’ve both done a little more livin and figuring things out you guys will circle back to each other but for now there’s other fish in the sea.
I guess my whole problem with this post is you are seeking pity for your “condition” while seemingly downplaying your actions as justifiable because of your issues.
Guess what? We all have them.
I'd offer more advice, but this whole post reeks of “oh God I'm so shitty ugh so bad ugh that's why bad thing I do”
It's just really lame.
Why get in a relationship with someone if you have no intention on being committed?
My only advice; drop the victim complex.
You're hurting people.
He doesn’t have his own car no
You made the right decision. If she’s that worried about a kiss then she might eventually claim rape and, as a man, that’s not worth the risk.
Gross!
They aren’t your friends. Don’t be afraid to tell her that.
This!!! He could not like the way you talk to a co-worker or a friend of his and think you are cheating. If this is a real post you should take this as a huge red flag and leave.
Well she told you she’s seeing someone… I think that’s your big neon sign in your face answer.
Listen, just realize if you do tell her, it can go one of two ways:
1) she feels the same and wants to be together
2) she doesn’t, things get awkward, she may ask for space and may or may not want you around
Also have to ask yourself regarding 1):
How are you two going to sustain?
Is one of you moving across the country?
Do you think it's ok for people to masturbate if they want to?
It’s hard to walk away from something that’s been there so long
Not a horrible take.
Yeah, you can safely move on 🙂
We do still see both people regularly, she likes both of them a great deal so I really do not think she is intentionally trying to make them uncomfortable or trying to bully anyone (like another commenter suggested).
Yes, that is limiting factor indeed but you do not need ear pumping music every weekend to have a proper fun dance and drink evening with just your girls. I am out a lot and the best “partys” are always the ones where you can have conversations on top of music and alcohol.
Well I plan on them to be at least half an hour or 1 hour but in the first 10 min he starts behaving like that and I just hang up
So get therapy and don’t abandon your child. You’ve created a life and left it with a monster. Poor poor kid.
End it. He doesn't respect you or your time.
Your body your choice but the age gap is concerning. How did this marriage even happen?
Kitchen remodels are insanely profitable. The hot part is getting a large enough chunk of the market.
If they have rolling new customers and do kitchens then they’ve been having a GREAT few years if they’re in my area, or similar.
Kitchen remodels are normally expensive, but high end ones right now from a good company cost more than the down payment i put down on my house lol.
My sister got up charged 10K for a handle upgrade on cabinets that we could price the parts ourselves and see about 500-1000 parts cost. It was a quality tax from an “all in one” contractor and that’s one of many. People in nice areas don’t blink and pay it all.
Also legally, a threesome relationship isn’t recognized. So the wife and boyfriend will be parents of the child, but if the wife and OP are actually married, the wife has substantial claim to OPs assets which will be used on the child. Just a total mess.
Forgive the directness of my comment, but there has been no mention of love. His uncertainty at his age is a major issue. The objective of a relationship is to achieve a state in which each person is more concerned with the welfare of the other person than they are about themselves. It seems that the two of you aren't even close to beginning a journey that will lead to the kind of relationship you deserve. Maybe you might want to consider leaving him now. Let him find out for himself if he prefers being alone by being alone. No amount of discussion is going to help find the answer. Seriously, after 6 months of being together and countless hours of discussing this issue with no mention of love it seems like there's really very little chance that you are doing anything to improve your life. Just my thoughts offered for your consideration. Do what you think is best for you. Be happy.
Yeah, I get the impression that in her mind it was a given that she would get an abortion and that her boyfriend agreed so she didn't put much thought into it. It wasn't HER getting an abortion it was US. Now that she found out her boyfriend doesn't want an abortion it puts everything into question and it makes sense for her to reevaluate. The decision is about what SHE wants alone now, and no longer about them as a couple. It's like she has to make the choice all over again since the situation has changed, it's not wrong for her to change her mind now.
You’re silly. I’d give you raspberries on your tummy if I could you silly lil fella.
I'm not hiding it. The same way I'm not hiding that I don't eat fish… but I'm not gonna mention it if it doesn't come up.
It's obviously different for a hookup vs a relationship. But if you're together do you just avoid the person and don't tell them why? For however long it lasts you let them think they've done something wrong, feeling insecure and worried?
In the end, you're trusting you partner to be careful to not pass on illnesses, this one just happens to be chronic. ??♀️
Except the person isn't trusting you to not pass something on, because they have no idea about it. The fact that it's chronic is even worse because you've made a long lasting choice for them for your own benefit.
Those are 2 of the most selfish reasons. One reason was literally because you might not want to take the risk and become infected by having an intimate relationship with her. Outbreaks are painful af, that's maybe why she's being honest now, she's probably aware you'd find the meds or see it or see her trying to comfort herself. My honest advice. Don't do it, don't stay with this girl. If she isn't the kinda person to care about your health and puts her feelings above physical harm to you and who knows how many others she's done this to, how you gonna trust her about anything that really matters? You won't, she's not a caring person in that respect, not saying she's bad, just not honest and trustworthy, 2 huge components of relationships. It's up to you, but it's contract-breaking stuff here. Not having herpes (it's more common than you think), that's doable, plenty of people have healthy sex lives with it, but it's the deception and reasoning behind the deception. That's what's your real problem. Good luck, I'm sorry people suck.
More or less then the awkwardness of your brother’s reaction at seeing you as a guest at “his” party?
This doesn’t sound like a relationship, this is a business transaction. You either have a heart to heart and explain the stress that you have and how unrealistic and unreasonable he is being in expecting a 50/50 split without acknowledging that you make significantly less than he does and the fact that you do all of the household chores. Why isn’t he doing 50/50 on that. If after having a heart to heart he still treats you like this then you should leave him. I work and make 90% of the money in my relationship (middle aged male) and I take care of everything because it’s our money and we both do the chores because it’s our house. That’s how it works.. if you want to split things then why get together?