23f here, I'm also a counselor. I have never thought less of a man for crying, in fact I respect him more for being emotionally vulnerable. A man who expresses a full spectrum of emotion is secure in himself and that's attractive!
It has been really disappointing to see people on the internet saying men shouldn't cry in front of their partners. Mutual vulnerability is an essential building block in relationships. If she's always the one crying she might get insecure about it and think she's overreacting to things.
We all cry! It's a normal release of emotions. Don't be afraid to cry.
It's not too much for her to know if she's okay at the end of the night. It is completely normal to want to know if someone you care about is safe and you're ask is reasonable. It's not like your calling and texting her the entire night.
You need to set better boundaries and expectations or she is going to leave you with a mountain of debt.
You shouldn't be giving her money if you don't trust her to spend it responsibly. You don't have enough money for her to “do what she wants” with it. You get a say in these “preperations” she is making because it will be your home to and it's your money paying for them.
You need to tell her things like expensive new dishes and furniture sets aren't in our budget. We have x amount of money for moving expenses, so don't buy nonessential until we know we have the basics.
You know she is spending irresponsibly. Now is the time to set the precedent otherwise she is going into the marriage expecting you to just hand her money.
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I (25M) am a deeply insecure person. Been with my girlfriend (24F) for a bit over a year. Little bit of context, relationship started as a FWB situation. We both started to develop feelings for eachother. When I told her I loved her for the first time, I was about to travel and I asked her if we could be exclusive when i got back from my trip. She said yes, and ended up hooking up with this one dude from her past for the last time. (Shes admitted that this dude is the biggest sizewise that shes ever been with, as you can tell im a bit insecure in that department as well). I was hurt that she had been with him, but got over it because we weren't exclusive.
Fast forward to now, Asked my girlfriend a question that I should've never wanted to know the answer to and got hurt. I asked who made her cum/orgasm the most out of all of the people she had slept with. Her answer was that same dude. I'm conflicted because on one hand, I'm kind of relieved to finally know the truth of her perception of our sex life. But on the other hand, I ruined our sex life and and am deeply hurt by the “truth”.
I realize this is extremely insecure and immature. But is there any salvaging or moving past this?
Yea don't cheat on your boyfriend, break up with him before you start dating a new guy. Cheating rends the soul, it changes you, you don't want to be one of those people who excuses there actions due to someone cheating on you. Don't let it taint your soul.
If you’re soul mates and supposed to be life partners, then this is just the beginning. There’s nothing to do but to stay on the road and keep working at your relationship.
Instead of fixating on your fear it won’t last, continue to put effort into understanding each other. Identify your weak points as a couple without the hearts-in-eyes and work on them. Discuss your long-term plans and goals, and talk about how you’ll achieve them together. Think about what you want out of life and how you’ll make that happen within the framework of a relationship/how you’ll make space for you to do those things yourself (with his support, hopefully). Talk to him about your enthusiasm for the relationship and check in on how he feels.
the reason i labeled it as bodies is 1.) it’s a common term where i’m from 2.) i didn’t know if i said sexual partners if it would get removed 3.) i don’t see it as a negative term or a shaming term
Like I said, your interpretation may be spot on the mark. If/when OPs trickle down truths reveal more and it looks like interpretation leans much stronger in favor of yours, I will be first to say you got it right. Now I am not saying we can not glean any interpretations at all. As I said, your interpretations are valid as one of the possibles. I am saying that there are several possible valid interpretations and with out additional info, any of them could be valid. We are stuck with speculation, and yes, often based on life experiences.
I didn’t realize that you had bad experiences where you find out you were arguing with a teenager. If that’s the case, that makes more sense. I do have not only my sex and photo as a profile pic that removes all doubt that I am an adult woman. However, incidentally, Reddit has masked it with a strange avatar and has me labeled as nfsw so you would have to click more to see it.
23f here, I'm also a counselor. I have never thought less of a man for crying, in fact I respect him more for being emotionally vulnerable. A man who expresses a full spectrum of emotion is secure in himself and that's attractive!
It has been really disappointing to see people on the internet saying men shouldn't cry in front of their partners. Mutual vulnerability is an essential building block in relationships. If she's always the one crying she might get insecure about it and think she's overreacting to things.
We all cry! It's a normal release of emotions. Don't be afraid to cry.
It's not too much for her to know if she's okay at the end of the night. It is completely normal to want to know if someone you care about is safe and you're ask is reasonable. It's not like your calling and texting her the entire night.
You need to set better boundaries and expectations or she is going to leave you with a mountain of debt.
You shouldn't be giving her money if you don't trust her to spend it responsibly. You don't have enough money for her to “do what she wants” with it. You get a say in these “preperations” she is making because it will be your home to and it's your money paying for them.
You need to tell her things like expensive new dishes and furniture sets aren't in our budget. We have x amount of money for moving expenses, so don't buy nonessential until we know we have the basics.
You know she is spending irresponsibly. Now is the time to set the precedent otherwise she is going into the marriage expecting you to just hand her money.
This post has reached one of our comment/karma limits. The text of the post has been preserved below.
I (25M) am a deeply insecure person. Been with my girlfriend (24F) for a bit over a year. Little bit of context, relationship started as a FWB situation. We both started to develop feelings for eachother. When I told her I loved her for the first time, I was about to travel and I asked her if we could be exclusive when i got back from my trip. She said yes, and ended up hooking up with this one dude from her past for the last time. (Shes admitted that this dude is the biggest sizewise that shes ever been with, as you can tell im a bit insecure in that department as well). I was hurt that she had been with him, but got over it because we weren't exclusive.
Fast forward to now, Asked my girlfriend a question that I should've never wanted to know the answer to and got hurt. I asked who made her cum/orgasm the most out of all of the people she had slept with. Her answer was that same dude. I'm conflicted because on one hand, I'm kind of relieved to finally know the truth of her perception of our sex life. But on the other hand, I ruined our sex life and and am deeply hurt by the “truth”.
I realize this is extremely insecure and immature. But is there any salvaging or moving past this?
Yea don't cheat on your boyfriend, break up with him before you start dating a new guy. Cheating rends the soul, it changes you, you don't want to be one of those people who excuses there actions due to someone cheating on you. Don't let it taint your soul.
If you’re soul mates and supposed to be life partners, then this is just the beginning. There’s nothing to do but to stay on the road and keep working at your relationship.
Instead of fixating on your fear it won’t last, continue to put effort into understanding each other. Identify your weak points as a couple without the hearts-in-eyes and work on them. Discuss your long-term plans and goals, and talk about how you’ll achieve them together. Think about what you want out of life and how you’ll make that happen within the framework of a relationship/how you’ll make space for you to do those things yourself (with his support, hopefully). Talk to him about your enthusiasm for the relationship and check in on how he feels.
the reason i labeled it as bodies is 1.) it’s a common term where i’m from 2.) i didn’t know if i said sexual partners if it would get removed 3.) i don’t see it as a negative term or a shaming term
Like I said, your interpretation may be spot on the mark. If/when OPs trickle down truths reveal more and it looks like interpretation leans much stronger in favor of yours, I will be first to say you got it right. Now I am not saying we can not glean any interpretations at all. As I said, your interpretations are valid as one of the possibles. I am saying that there are several possible valid interpretations and with out additional info, any of them could be valid. We are stuck with speculation, and yes, often based on life experiences.
I didn’t realize that you had bad experiences where you find out you were arguing with a teenager. If that’s the case, that makes more sense. I do have not only my sex and photo as a profile pic that removes all doubt that I am an adult woman. However, incidentally, Reddit has masked it with a strange avatar and has me labeled as nfsw so you would have to click more to see it.
Weeel….(stroking my chin, thinking) ?There are special socks for that!!
No more slippery feet!!