No matter how you put it, the essence of the whole thing will still be that you want children and he doesn’t and your clock is ticking. I’m sure he knows this and I’m sure you’ve told him, but every passing day is one day closer to you not being able to have kids anymore, and you should tell him that you don’t want to waste time. Unless one of you changes their mind or gives in to the other ones wishes, there’s only one option left..
I get what you’re saying but I’m not really sure that’s entirely what’s going on here. First, he seems to be conflating no sex drive with a lack of attraction. Secondly, they just moved in together, which is a really difficult step and changes a relationship in so many ways.
So OP what I’d want to know is…are you attracted to other people? Do you fantasize? Take, uh, care of yourself? Are you sure nothing medical/psychological is going on? Changes in medication?
Also, how is the living together going outside of this issue? Is someone nagging someone about cleaning and chores? Do you like her as a roommate?
I would send your bf the studies that many of the people have posted on this thread and tell him why you are leaving. I do think you should leave. someone that hits kids isn't really comforting – and the whole point of long term relationships is to find a companion you feel safe around.
Is this serious? Even if he and the ex had a strained relationship, that’s the mother of his kids. It would be soul crushing to know they’ll grow up without her and just a general shock to know she’s not around. It is not strange to me at all that he’s broken up about it.
It's probably best to move on. If someone really likes you, they usually show that by making an effort. Even something as small as responding to texts. This just sounds like he is trying to ghost you. If you must, to make yourself feel better and give one final try, you can communicate exactly what you're saying here. That you thought you've hit it off, that you're a bit worried about his health, and you're just wondering why he hasn't responded. If he doesn't respond after that, that should be your answer that he's not interested, and it should be your last message.
It's all about effort, and if he's not making any of it, he's probably not interested. Sorry OP! Hope you get what you're looking for!
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You need to be there for him so he knows he can come to you when he needs you. You can tell him you're going for him but not for the marriage because you'll always be there for him. Not going will alienate you from him.
So weird, I fully believe people shouldn't be forced to have kids against their will but these are his best reasons??? Will mess up his church fashions and perfect gender ratio, that must suck for his wife to hear these batshit reasons whilst she is helping raise his 4 kids from another women.
I think it's a boundary issue than the normal cliche advise he's insecure. Its a deal breaker for me if come to know that my current gf had been with anyone of my friends. Whether I'm friends or no longer friends is not the issue but the fact my friend saw my gf nude is a big issue. Men are visual creatures the image kind is etched on the brain. Break it off and go back to being friends or if you can't do that go separate ways.
for starters, you NEED to communicate with her about your feelings. my GF talks about her past and i’m completely okay with that and i told her that from the start. she doesn’t bring it up every day or even every week. but she had a shit relationship and if my gf wants to talk about it it’s completely fine for me. that’s just some insight for you.
but again you need to talk to her man, let her know wats going on but do it your own way if you need to. you are allowed to down play or be vague about your feelings as long as it gets your point across.
you’re young, this is your frost serious relationship. more good will come from venting some things to her then bad. just say “hey, you bring up your past a lot, would you mind just taking it down a notch? i’m okay with you talking about it but it feels like it’s a bit to frequent and i’m feeling some type of way about it”.
if this is a problem for you partner then they aren’t for you man. you need to be accepted and appreciated. you aren’t a door mat.
Yeah, I see the gift as OP being a good father and showing his daughter what good communication and good adult relationships look like. Good parents put aside their issues to coparent their kids right?
Same thing happened with my best friend. They divorced mere 2 weeks later. You get married when both of you are ? all in and ready to go or it won't survive and turn into something painful and ugly.
I guess you're seeing a big difference between ” This is a deal breaker for me I have to have this or I need to leave ” and “please please please don't let this be a deal breaker please let's figure out how to do this because I want this relationship and I need to have these experiences now can our relationship stretch so that I could have them”
It's just a matter of degree as far as I'm concerned and painful for everybody involved
No, cause she can freely leave to pursue what she thinks will make her happy… she's trying to drag this guy along kicking and screaming…. we circle back to consent… she can't force him into it, and she doesn't have to stay… her catch 22 is just not doing what she wants or losing her bf. His is being left unless he does something he's not remotely comfortable doing even after multiple conversations about it. Similar im only that its an impass, thats all
You’re saying it sounds passive aggressive when I just said I wasn’t trying to be passive aggressive. So what if it was a week later? I don’t check my messages everyday.
Nope, not the truth. She didn’t want it, when she got it she enjoyed every bit of it (she goes into detail of what she enjoys afterwards), so yes, we both get off…
I don't care if you disagree. What's it like not being able to read? Are you shocked at the ending of a book because you only understood 75% of the context, have no idea what's going on, and made assumptions to fill in the blanks? That must be real nude for you.
Eh, money isn’t everything. Trauma can happen when and especially family has financial control over you because then you don’t learn valuable lessons like how to set boundaries.
I’m also kinda reading between the lines here because hypersexuality is a common side effect of sexual trauma.
Sounds like a crap person regardless of diagnosis.
Right, I appreciate these comments. I do believe that he did receive her consent to spread them around at the time the pictures were taken. However it has been 6-7 years. I don’t know that she would still feel the same way.
Regarding myself, I’ve only ever shared intimate pictures over Snapchat and I they were never that explicit. I personally don’t care if he has shared them, BUT he said that he hasn’t and I believe that he hasn’t. You’ll just have to defer to my judgment on the issue of trust.
My main concern is about how men are. Is this truly normal and pervasive. I’m just trying to get an understanding.
He says he regrets forming a relationship with you He says he wants to cheat He says he's going to cheat in the future
and on top of it, you provide basically everything for him!
Seriously, put him in his place and tell him that he can have all the sex he wants, SINGLE and kick him out. If sex with other people is more important to him than a loving relationship with you, then he can fuck right off in my books.
I listen when he wants to talk, I cook for him, I clean for him, I’m the main source of our income, he lives with me, I buy him stuff, take him to dinners, try to align our interests, literally everything I can to treat him like a king
And yet he still has urges to cheat? What does this man do for you that has you loving him so much other than provide a warm body at night? A different man could EASILY do that and more, like at the very least be fucking grateful he has it so good and not even consider cheating. You could easily do better than this man, why have you set the bar so low?
This is not an open relationship. Its an absolute rip off. He can go an fuck who he wants and hardly gives you any action while he is doing it but uses his bruised ego to emotionally blackmail you out of doing it yourself. You need to start demanding what you want from him minimum and if he won’t or can’t give you it then seek it from elsewhere. This emotional abuse has to stop.
Yeah, you could ask him to stay home or at least put some time in before going out. I'd find a hobby that brings you joy. I'm a personal trainer and suggest joining a gym! ???
Okay, firstly, can you trust the person who told you this? There’s no chance that they’re like lying to you to get you to break up with him, is there? Also, will they tell him that they told you?
Secondly, is there someone to back up their story? I am not trying to defend him, but I have seen posts where someone will make up a story about someone’s boyfriend/girlfriend/partner to break them up so that person can date them. Technically, this is word of mouth, unless you have proof?
Thirdly, if you decide to talk to him about it instead of just packing your bags and leaving—make sure you have someone close by just in case. While people can change, if this story is true, and he abused his ex, then he hasn’t changed because he hid it from you.
Fourthly, if you do decide to talk to him, he has to admit what he did it. You will not accept anything else.
Fifthly, make sure you are safe, babes. Watch your back. Tell someone you trust what is happening.
He probably puts himself in other’s shoes including show characters and has been cheated on before. It’s a normal reaction he simply doesn’t want to feel those same feelings again.
Girl fr, they project their own insecurities on to you. Never ever be with a man who’s insecure.
Yeah no, suffer your consequences no help coming from me ?♂️?
Yes! She is being abu$ive!
I would say it’s too soon because it’s only been a month and during that month it’s been long distance. You need to spend some time dating in person.
I will try that! I thought it was, but I can't get it changed until I meet with them, and I didn't want to schedule a new one. Thanks 🙂
No matter how you put it, the essence of the whole thing will still be that you want children and he doesn’t and your clock is ticking. I’m sure he knows this and I’m sure you’ve told him, but every passing day is one day closer to you not being able to have kids anymore, and you should tell him that you don’t want to waste time. Unless one of you changes their mind or gives in to the other ones wishes, there’s only one option left..
I get what you’re saying but I’m not really sure that’s entirely what’s going on here. First, he seems to be conflating no sex drive with a lack of attraction. Secondly, they just moved in together, which is a really difficult step and changes a relationship in so many ways.
So OP what I’d want to know is…are you attracted to other people? Do you fantasize? Take, uh, care of yourself? Are you sure nothing medical/psychological is going on? Changes in medication?
Also, how is the living together going outside of this issue? Is someone nagging someone about cleaning and chores? Do you like her as a roommate?
I would send your bf the studies that many of the people have posted on this thread and tell him why you are leaving. I do think you should leave. someone that hits kids isn't really comforting – and the whole point of long term relationships is to find a companion you feel safe around.
Don't stay with her because of the child but definitely be in the child's life (and offer financial support).
That said I have doubts about her telling the truth. She may even be saying she's decided to keep it for the sake of trying to keep you around tbh.
Is this serious? Even if he and the ex had a strained relationship, that’s the mother of his kids. It would be soul crushing to know they’ll grow up without her and just a general shock to know she’s not around. It is not strange to me at all that he’s broken up about it.
It's probably best to move on. If someone really likes you, they usually show that by making an effort. Even something as small as responding to texts. This just sounds like he is trying to ghost you. If you must, to make yourself feel better and give one final try, you can communicate exactly what you're saying here. That you thought you've hit it off, that you're a bit worried about his health, and you're just wondering why he hasn't responded. If he doesn't respond after that, that should be your answer that he's not interested, and it should be your last message.
It's all about effort, and if he's not making any of it, he's probably not interested. Sorry OP! Hope you get what you're looking for!
I smell single and lonely at 50 years old in your future
I don't think it's fair that he's punishing you for the actions of a stranger.
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Except it sounds like she’s making preparations to leave you…
Honestly, it sounds like you dodged a major bullet.
Honestly, it sounds like you dodged a major bullet.
You need to be there for him so he knows he can come to you when he needs you. You can tell him you're going for him but not for the marriage because you'll always be there for him. Not going will alienate you from him.
Just be careful with birth control and manage it yourself is all I’m gonna say. A vasectomy would be smart. She might stop taking her birth control.
So weird, I fully believe people shouldn't be forced to have kids against their will but these are his best reasons??? Will mess up his church fashions and perfect gender ratio, that must suck for his wife to hear these batshit reasons whilst she is helping raise his 4 kids from another women.
I think it's a boundary issue than the normal cliche advise he's insecure. Its a deal breaker for me if come to know that my current gf had been with anyone of my friends. Whether I'm friends or no longer friends is not the issue but the fact my friend saw my gf nude is a big issue. Men are visual creatures the image kind is etched on the brain. Break it off and go back to being friends or if you can't do that go separate ways.
for starters, you NEED to communicate with her about your feelings. my GF talks about her past and i’m completely okay with that and i told her that from the start. she doesn’t bring it up every day or even every week. but she had a shit relationship and if my gf wants to talk about it it’s completely fine for me. that’s just some insight for you.
but again you need to talk to her man, let her know wats going on but do it your own way if you need to. you are allowed to down play or be vague about your feelings as long as it gets your point across.
you’re young, this is your frost serious relationship. more good will come from venting some things to her then bad. just say “hey, you bring up your past a lot, would you mind just taking it down a notch? i’m okay with you talking about it but it feels like it’s a bit to frequent and i’m feeling some type of way about it”.
if this is a problem for you partner then they aren’t for you man. you need to be accepted and appreciated. you aren’t a door mat.
Context. It's all about context! I didn't even notice that.
He's nearly 50 and he's playing games. Tell him to go F himself and enjoy your life.
She’s mean.
As a 27 year old male, you would have a better chance of a healthy relationship with a woman that is between the ages of 24 and 26.
Yeah, I see the gift as OP being a good father and showing his daughter what good communication and good adult relationships look like. Good parents put aside their issues to coparent their kids right?
The girlfriend seems like a trouble maker.
Same thing happened with my best friend. They divorced mere 2 weeks later. You get married when both of you are ? all in and ready to go or it won't survive and turn into something painful and ugly.
She IS her mom.
Move on.
I guess you're seeing a big difference between ” This is a deal breaker for me I have to have this or I need to leave ” and “please please please don't let this be a deal breaker please let's figure out how to do this because I want this relationship and I need to have these experiences now can our relationship stretch so that I could have them”
It's just a matter of degree as far as I'm concerned and painful for everybody involved
No, cause she can freely leave to pursue what she thinks will make her happy… she's trying to drag this guy along kicking and screaming…. we circle back to consent… she can't force him into it, and she doesn't have to stay… her catch 22 is just not doing what she wants or losing her bf. His is being left unless he does something he's not remotely comfortable doing even after multiple conversations about it. Similar im only that its an impass, thats all
Is the dog getting enough walks and exercise? Try taking him for a long walk right before you want some personal time or are leaving for a while.
You’re saying it sounds passive aggressive when I just said I wasn’t trying to be passive aggressive. So what if it was a week later? I don’t check my messages everyday.
Nope, not the truth. She didn’t want it, when she got it she enjoyed every bit of it (she goes into detail of what she enjoys afterwards), so yes, we both get off…
I don't care if you disagree. What's it like not being able to read? Are you shocked at the ending of a book because you only understood 75% of the context, have no idea what's going on, and made assumptions to fill in the blanks? That must be real nude for you.
How do you owe someone a birthday present
Eh, money isn’t everything. Trauma can happen when and especially family has financial control over you because then you don’t learn valuable lessons like how to set boundaries.
I’m also kinda reading between the lines here because hypersexuality is a common side effect of sexual trauma.
Sounds like a crap person regardless of diagnosis.
Right, I appreciate these comments. I do believe that he did receive her consent to spread them around at the time the pictures were taken. However it has been 6-7 years. I don’t know that she would still feel the same way.
Regarding myself, I’ve only ever shared intimate pictures over Snapchat and I they were never that explicit. I personally don’t care if he has shared them, BUT he said that he hasn’t and I believe that he hasn’t. You’ll just have to defer to my judgment on the issue of trust.
My main concern is about how men are. Is this truly normal and pervasive. I’m just trying to get an understanding.
Babies are always cute. Always!
Your husband was looking for an excuse to cheat and using that excuse to blame you.
what in the world?
Why are you with this guy?
He says he regrets forming a relationship with you He says he wants to cheat He says he's going to cheat in the future
and on top of it, you provide basically everything for him!
Seriously, put him in his place and tell him that he can have all the sex he wants, SINGLE and kick him out. If sex with other people is more important to him than a loving relationship with you, then he can fuck right off in my books.
I listen when he wants to talk, I cook for him, I clean for him, I’m the main source of our income, he lives with me, I buy him stuff, take him to dinners, try to align our interests, literally everything I can to treat him like a king
And yet he still has urges to cheat? What does this man do for you that has you loving him so much other than provide a warm body at night? A different man could EASILY do that and more, like at the very least be fucking grateful he has it so good and not even consider cheating. You could easily do better than this man, why have you set the bar so low?
This is not an open relationship. Its an absolute rip off. He can go an fuck who he wants and hardly gives you any action while he is doing it but uses his bruised ego to emotionally blackmail you out of doing it yourself. You need to start demanding what you want from him minimum and if he won’t or can’t give you it then seek it from elsewhere. This emotional abuse has to stop.
If you have to ask this, I have 0 sympathy for you. Girl, get a grip. And a spine.
Call your ex put on being a hypocrite.
Yeah, you could ask him to stay home or at least put some time in before going out. I'd find a hobby that brings you joy. I'm a personal trainer and suggest joining a gym! ???
He made the situation more dangerous by instigating violence
I don’t have trust issues that he wants to go back to her, or misses her so deeply that it hurts him.
It’s more so of a concern that I have, and with the continued behavior of extreme secrecy regarding his cell phone. It’s not normal behavior.
It’s confusing to me, and now I just feel interrogated to just break up with him over this topic.
I get that, but then you want to post your every move to 20 people on close list?
a mf who broke into your home at night is not a threat? i don’t know what heavenly paradise you live in, bud
Trying that at the moment but it feels like I'm making her uncomfortable so I stop.
BTW I'm an overthinker and going back into therapy for it so it could all be in my head. I hate my head at times
Okay, firstly, can you trust the person who told you this? There’s no chance that they’re like lying to you to get you to break up with him, is there? Also, will they tell him that they told you?
Secondly, is there someone to back up their story? I am not trying to defend him, but I have seen posts where someone will make up a story about someone’s boyfriend/girlfriend/partner to break them up so that person can date them. Technically, this is word of mouth, unless you have proof?
Thirdly, if you decide to talk to him about it instead of just packing your bags and leaving—make sure you have someone close by just in case. While people can change, if this story is true, and he abused his ex, then he hasn’t changed because he hid it from you.
Fourthly, if you do decide to talk to him, he has to admit what he did it. You will not accept anything else.
Fifthly, make sure you are safe, babes. Watch your back. Tell someone you trust what is happening.
He doesn't want children so much as he wants to groom and date them. If this story is real, dude is a flat-out pedophile.
Can someone talk some sense into me?
Honestly, probably not. If you have not done anything about it with all this against him….what's the interest going to tell you
He probably puts himself in other’s shoes including show characters and has been cheated on before. It’s a normal reaction he simply doesn’t want to feel those same feelings again.
Is he religious or does he have a tiny wang?
She's either lying to you, or she's being lied to and is ignorant enough of things that she's believing the lies she's been told.
I know, I just wanna know how to move on