Yeah I think you're right. I was thinking to just hold off at least for now until maybe the ex feels calmer about stuff but it's already been over a year and she isn't calming down so I guess it's never going to happen and I just need to bite the bullet
The point is that they had a record labeled “Our Songs” and it was listed on there. He had played those specific songs that held significance to them, with me. We are 20 and 24
I don’t either really. Hopefully you guys can have a talk when he calms down and hopefully you can get to the bottom of what works for him. I was with someone for years who…well it started off as taking the occasional day and then it spiraled into being on long term disability and hospitalization. Maybe that would have happened even if she kept going to work but I don’t think her approach was the right one.
okay so it's my fault for not including this in the post but: he's mentioned already that he wants to try being more open, but he's still struggling.
I want to learn how to help him but I can't figure out how.
Yes, he also told me that he struggles to explain his feelings, so when it comes to it, I don't push the topic anymore and opt to just, for lack of a better phrase, let him be.
This precisely. It might not even be that hexs worried you're having an affair, but rather that this shows you're easily manipulated by your ex into normalising reprehensible behaviour, and he's worried that one is basically inevitable if said ex is determined enough.
To follow up on the advice in this post: don't expect it to be an instant fix. You need to state this boudnary and then actually enforce it. Saying it once and then slipping back into the status quo ante will just make this problem harder to fix when this behaviour from your ex recurs.
I guess that’s the best option right now. In retrospect I really regret doing it tho considering my gf’s insecurity and the fact that I feel like it’s kinda cheating. I’ll see how this all plays out though and how we’re both feeling after some time has passed. Thanks:)
Why can’t she plan the dates? She’s sounds manipulative and quite frankly a horrible person. I can’t fathom a world where I would want to upset my husband if he’s upset me
What clicked for me with my now-wife was when I could look at a specific moment between us, and be like…well, if what I've been worried about was going to happen, that would've been when it happened. And it didn't, so it's almost definitely never going to.
If I were in your place, it'd be fucked up, but tbh I'd ask a mutual to “secretly” hit on her and report back.
If her response is “wtf I'm taken”, like it probably will be, then you can put your mind at ease.
'your diploma will not be useful to you since you will be an housewife''
This right here is such a huge red flag for me.
It's one thing to want a stay-at-home-wife. It's another thing to lay down the law like that, as if you have no say in the matter. Not only do your future plans not align but he is also an ass. Walk while you still can.
You’ve been cheating on her for five years… You don’t love her, you’re saying that to make yourself feel better… But you don’t love her. Don’t tell her, let her go peacefully, but make sure you tell her family and make sure you give her assets to her family, in the same way that they would receive them if she divorced you now
That's very cute, and heartwarming people can accept her for who she is.
I'm not brave enough to do that though and I really care about the image I've built, which is an image a lot of people like and respect a lot. I can't give up on that.
Yeah y’all marriage is over
Yeah I think you're right. I was thinking to just hold off at least for now until maybe the ex feels calmer about stuff but it's already been over a year and she isn't calming down so I guess it's never going to happen and I just need to bite the bullet
The point is that they had a record labeled “Our Songs” and it was listed on there. He had played those specific songs that held significance to them, with me. We are 20 and 24
Both just as toxic as each other
I don’t either really. Hopefully you guys can have a talk when he calms down and hopefully you can get to the bottom of what works for him. I was with someone for years who…well it started off as taking the occasional day and then it spiraled into being on long term disability and hospitalization. Maybe that would have happened even if she kept going to work but I don’t think her approach was the right one.
End it. Hes dating you 1 month after another relationship? And professing feeling on a second date on top of that is red flags.
okay so it's my fault for not including this in the post but: he's mentioned already that he wants to try being more open, but he's still struggling.
I want to learn how to help him but I can't figure out how.
Yes, he also told me that he struggles to explain his feelings, so when it comes to it, I don't push the topic anymore and opt to just, for lack of a better phrase, let him be.
This precisely. It might not even be that hexs worried you're having an affair, but rather that this shows you're easily manipulated by your ex into normalising reprehensible behaviour, and he's worried that one is basically inevitable if said ex is determined enough.
To follow up on the advice in this post: don't expect it to be an instant fix. You need to state this boudnary and then actually enforce it. Saying it once and then slipping back into the status quo ante will just make this problem harder to fix when this behaviour from your ex recurs.
The thing is she doesn't want to talk about it. She does not want to work out or go to the gym.
If she wants to lose weight and be healthy, it has to be she wants to do it, and not you consistently nagging and forcing her.
I guess that’s the best option right now. In retrospect I really regret doing it tho considering my gf’s insecurity and the fact that I feel like it’s kinda cheating. I’ll see how this all plays out though and how we’re both feeling after some time has passed. Thanks:)
When in reality I would beat the dog shit out of all y’all
Female condoms are the way to go here. They are a billion times better than male ones anyway.
It turned out that he was on the other side of the room with his siblings and parents.
Perhaps I was wrong for not digging deeper on his idea to leave. I’ll ask him tomorrow if there was another reason he wanted to leave so suddenly.
you are 62 and 71 .. y’all can’t work this out ?!
Why can’t she plan the dates? She’s sounds manipulative and quite frankly a horrible person. I can’t fathom a world where I would want to upset my husband if he’s upset me
Yeah. Trusting isn't easy.
What clicked for me with my now-wife was when I could look at a specific moment between us, and be like…well, if what I've been worried about was going to happen, that would've been when it happened. And it didn't, so it's almost definitely never going to.
If I were in your place, it'd be fucked up, but tbh I'd ask a mutual to “secretly” hit on her and report back.
If her response is “wtf I'm taken”, like it probably will be, then you can put your mind at ease.
what disability does he has?
'your diploma will not be useful to you since you will be an housewife''
This right here is such a huge red flag for me.
It's one thing to want a stay-at-home-wife. It's another thing to lay down the law like that, as if you have no say in the matter. Not only do your future plans not align but he is also an ass. Walk while you still can.
You’ve been cheating on her for five years… You don’t love her, you’re saying that to make yourself feel better… But you don’t love her. Don’t tell her, let her go peacefully, but make sure you tell her family and make sure you give her assets to her family, in the same way that they would receive them if she divorced you now
That's very cute, and heartwarming people can accept her for who she is.
I'm not brave enough to do that though and I really care about the image I've built, which is an image a lot of people like and respect a lot. I can't give up on that.
All nationalities can be controlling and abusive. This question is irrelevant.