Where do you see yourself in 10-20 years. What sort of life do you want to have in that time. If being in a committed relationship is part of that vision it makes no sense to ruin what you have for a bit of instant gratification. Dont get sucked into what media says your life should be like “going out partying your 20s away then worry about settling down”. Everyones life is different and some people marry sooner than others because they value that in life. Doesnt mean everyone has to.
Where do you see yourself in 10-20 years. What sort of life do you want to have in that time. If being in a committed relationship is part of that vision it makes no sense to ruin what you have for a bit of instant gratification. Dont get sucked into what media says your life should be like “going out partying your 20s away then worry about settling down”. Everyones life is different and some people marry sooner than others because they value that in life. Doesnt mean everyone has to.
I would say it’s made me better in some ways worse in others. I was a bit more reckless and impulsive before but that’s also probably just because I was younger, I’m still pretty young. Although my roommate said they noticed I don’t really go out anymore or make new friends, which is something I used to always be doing. I’ve become more insecure and spiteful though. I actually messaged his ex and revealed that he cheated on her like 5 years ago to piss them both off which I’m really not proud of.
As for the other women thing, he went out to a bar 1:1 with an old college friend who confessed she always used to have a crush on him. He didn’t tell me this happened till several months later. I was already upset about the going out situation in the first place. Another example would be he went to NOLA w/ his best college guy friend for Mardi Gras and obviously partied every night. Some girl commented flirty things on a post he made about it complaining he didn’t post any pics w/ her…and he wouldn’t delete the comment when I asked him to until I made a big fuss about it. He was upset but did delete it. Him and his friend swear everyone knew he had a girlfriend. Maybe that’s true and the girl just didn’t care. He says all photos with her would have been group photos. Not sure if it’s relevant but I was having a miscarriage at this time which just added salt to the wound so to say.
I’m aware nothing is lining up. He says one thing, does another, or says another thing to someone else. It’s difficult because he’s so caring and doting otherwise- always making me dinner and hardly ever has me drive and if I want to do something like watch a specific show he will consider it done. And my family loves him and knows he has a ring. My dad says I can’t marry him soon enough. I was on board with at least getting engaged before I found out about him talking to his ex.
I came to a breaking point on NYE over a small minor argument (unrelated) and finally exploded. He said he was just waiting for me to say the word to propose to me already. He’s had the ring for months. I told him it wasn’t fair to buy a ring when he had just talked to his ex a few months ago. I said I felt like he was getting closure from her and that wasn’t fair this far into our relationship and he’s in no place to be buying anyone a ring. Now we are in limbo figuring out what to do next.
Yes your are an idiot if you go back. Your putting your own safety in danger, not only that she blatantly tried to lie to the police to get you into trouble that is very very bad sign who knows what’s next and you don’t need to find out.
Embarrassing. Awkward. Chaulk it up to your sister having a loose mouth while drunk (it happens) and her kid sister being a dumbass trying to get a reaction /not fully understanding the weight of shes talking about.
Sounds like your GF is equally embarrassed. Give it some space, and when emotions have cooled down, talk to her about it.
Also: FYI your girlfriend, and future girlfriends, are going to talk about your penis, your sex life, with their close friends and sisters. People talk about sex. In this case, yeah, its pretty weird that her sister is only 13. Did she tell the sister? Did she over hear your GF talking to one of her friends?
Dated someone who told his new gf him and I had broken up and if there were messages from me on him phone that she saw I was just “crazy and wouldn't leave him alone”.
I finally got proof he was cheating on me when he accidentally picked up my call while sleeping with her. Turns out, when he would visit me he told her he's going to his uncle's funeral etc. and she would drive and pick him up from the airport 2+ hours away lol.
Your bf is definitely cheating on you, cut your losses.
It's not his responsibility to make sure she has one. He's not her social worker or therapist.
I can sympathize with why he feels like he has a responsibility to her, but she is not going to stop. Whatever attention she gets from him will never be enough to satisfy her. She will keep coming back. She will keep pushing whatever boundaries he does put up unless and until he cuts her off.
Also clearly I've been watching too much true crime because honestly this feels like the intro to a podcast that ends with her committing a murder-suicide. I'm just not sure whether the murder would be you (to eliminate the “competition”) or him (“if I can't have him, no one can”)
We all hope you end it sis
Where do you see yourself in 10-20 years. What sort of life do you want to have in that time. If being in a committed relationship is part of that vision it makes no sense to ruin what you have for a bit of instant gratification. Dont get sucked into what media says your life should be like “going out partying your 20s away then worry about settling down”. Everyones life is different and some people marry sooner than others because they value that in life. Doesnt mean everyone has to.
Where do you see yourself in 10-20 years. What sort of life do you want to have in that time. If being in a committed relationship is part of that vision it makes no sense to ruin what you have for a bit of instant gratification. Dont get sucked into what media says your life should be like “going out partying your 20s away then worry about settling down”. Everyones life is different and some people marry sooner than others because they value that in life. Doesnt mean everyone has to.
I would say it’s made me better in some ways worse in others. I was a bit more reckless and impulsive before but that’s also probably just because I was younger, I’m still pretty young. Although my roommate said they noticed I don’t really go out anymore or make new friends, which is something I used to always be doing. I’ve become more insecure and spiteful though. I actually messaged his ex and revealed that he cheated on her like 5 years ago to piss them both off which I’m really not proud of.
As for the other women thing, he went out to a bar 1:1 with an old college friend who confessed she always used to have a crush on him. He didn’t tell me this happened till several months later. I was already upset about the going out situation in the first place. Another example would be he went to NOLA w/ his best college guy friend for Mardi Gras and obviously partied every night. Some girl commented flirty things on a post he made about it complaining he didn’t post any pics w/ her…and he wouldn’t delete the comment when I asked him to until I made a big fuss about it. He was upset but did delete it. Him and his friend swear everyone knew he had a girlfriend. Maybe that’s true and the girl just didn’t care. He says all photos with her would have been group photos. Not sure if it’s relevant but I was having a miscarriage at this time which just added salt to the wound so to say.
I’m aware nothing is lining up. He says one thing, does another, or says another thing to someone else. It’s difficult because he’s so caring and doting otherwise- always making me dinner and hardly ever has me drive and if I want to do something like watch a specific show he will consider it done. And my family loves him and knows he has a ring. My dad says I can’t marry him soon enough. I was on board with at least getting engaged before I found out about him talking to his ex.
I came to a breaking point on NYE over a small minor argument (unrelated) and finally exploded. He said he was just waiting for me to say the word to propose to me already. He’s had the ring for months. I told him it wasn’t fair to buy a ring when he had just talked to his ex a few months ago. I said I felt like he was getting closure from her and that wasn’t fair this far into our relationship and he’s in no place to be buying anyone a ring. Now we are in limbo figuring out what to do next.
Yes your are an idiot if you go back. Your putting your own safety in danger, not only that she blatantly tried to lie to the police to get you into trouble that is very very bad sign who knows what’s next and you don’t need to find out.
Embarrassing. Awkward. Chaulk it up to your sister having a loose mouth while drunk (it happens) and her kid sister being a dumbass trying to get a reaction /not fully understanding the weight of shes talking about.
Sounds like your GF is equally embarrassed. Give it some space, and when emotions have cooled down, talk to her about it.
Also: FYI your girlfriend, and future girlfriends, are going to talk about your penis, your sex life, with their close friends and sisters. People talk about sex. In this case, yeah, its pretty weird that her sister is only 13. Did she tell the sister? Did she over hear your GF talking to one of her friends?
Dated someone who told his new gf him and I had broken up and if there were messages from me on him phone that she saw I was just “crazy and wouldn't leave him alone”.
I finally got proof he was cheating on me when he accidentally picked up my call while sleeping with her. Turns out, when he would visit me he told her he's going to his uncle's funeral etc. and she would drive and pick him up from the airport 2+ hours away lol.
Your bf is definitely cheating on you, cut your losses.
It's not his responsibility to make sure she has one. He's not her social worker or therapist.
I can sympathize with why he feels like he has a responsibility to her, but she is not going to stop. Whatever attention she gets from him will never be enough to satisfy her. She will keep coming back. She will keep pushing whatever boundaries he does put up unless and until he cuts her off.
Also clearly I've been watching too much true crime because honestly this feels like the intro to a podcast that ends with her committing a murder-suicide. I'm just not sure whether the murder would be you (to eliminate the “competition”) or him (“if I can't have him, no one can”)