What is more fun about being in a (relatively more unsafe) bar/club scene with drunken strangers as compared to a (relatively more safe) party/vacation with drunk friends?
OP clearly had intentions of this being a date. He didn’t specify. She hooked up with someone else that she meant on that “date”.
Maybe from her point of view she didn’t friend zone him cuz she probs thought they were already friends but he’s been friend zoned for sure now. It’s just a harsh way to get to that point to watch your crush do that in front of you.
I am really glad I'm not alone and yet I'm also sorry you're going through this, too. It's confusing and I despise it. It feels like I'm losing my mind a bit
he chooses baggy, mustard-colored cargo pants that he calls “multi-occasion pants”
Oh god, I'm sorry but I laughed out loud at this.
Time for a come to Jesus talk. This isn't about fashion, this is about being dressed inappropriately, which is at best disrespectful to the events you're going to and at worst actively dangerous. You can't force him to dress appropriately, but you can tell him that you are embarrassed when you go to a nice place together and he's wearing ratty clothes full of stains and holes. It may sound blunt but sometimes people need to hear the hot truth that how they're behaving doesn't just affect themselves. Make it clear that it's not about money or style, it's about being a functional adult which includes wearing clean and presentable clothing that respects the environment you're in.
At 37 he's either going to listen and step up or he isn't. If he doesn't, you have to decide if this is a dealbreaker for you. For me it would be. I mean, is he going to wear his “multi-occasion pants” to your wedding?
You and your parents need to back off. Maybe he’s not sure what he wants to get a degree in and wants time to figure it out. Or maybe in general just knows he’s not mentally ready for college. Before you say “well why didn’t he just say that”, think about the fact that he has 3 people that are putting pressure on him to hurry and make a decision. He may have said he’ll apply to college now, just to make you guys satisfied, but now you guys have intensified the pressure; now he may be stuck in panic mode.
On another side, at least for me, if someone keeps pressuring me to do something, it makes me not want to do it. Back off for a while, and let him figure life out on his own.
HE IS NOT INTERESTED IN GOING BACK TO SCHOOL. HE IS CONTENT. ALL THE PESTERING IN THE WORLD WILL NOT MAKE A DIFFERENCE.
this will turn into one of those situations where he starts lying about going to school, lies about graduating, lies about getting a job, then ends up murdering y'all when he gets found tf out
Block him/stop responding. If he sees you and tries to talk, keep moving, one word answers. If he becomes aggressive or questioning, firmly but politely tell him to leave you alone. If it persists, say you are contacting the landlord and authorities if necessary.
Green or blackish? I ask because occasionally my ring will turn my finger blackish/greenish. I knew the jeweler my now husband bought the ring from so I reached out to them(woman owned business). She responded and asked if I have low iron or was about to get my period. Welp I just had both! So fun way to find out my skin reacts to metals that way!
Make sure your girlfriend is able to give consent first because that suggestion is genuinely brain dead lmao a nut is not worth getting fucking expelled.
Your wife has a very reasonable approach to posting on social media- ask permission or share what you all post as the parents. Your parents can agree and ask for permission to post, or they can disrespect your wife as a parent and have limited access to their grandchildren. This is the same way it works for all parenting: Follow the rules of the parents or lose access to the kids. And in this case, it's the easiest rule to follow, as it isn't about sneaking the kids a bit of chocolate or letting them stay up late, they just have to NOT do something.
And I just have to say, as someone who is childless and posts all sorts of stuff on social media, that social media seems fine, until it isn't. There are people who take pictures of children from the internet and put them in forums for pedophiles to view and share, they also alter the photos- yes it is as gross as you can imagine. Will this actively harm your child? Probably not, but it is disgusting. I have friends that have been found and stalked just based on the background of the photos they post online. All your wife is asking for is to approve social media posts of your child so she feels comfortable that less of this kind of thing is likely to happen.
Parenting 101 is to take precautions against things that aren't likely to happen- kidnapping, choking, getting lost, injury- but COULD and do happen.
A break is a breakup bud, don’t be surprised if she begins dating/seeing someone else during this “break”. Am I correct that you’ve only known her 2.5 months and you already see a future with her? Did you tell her this? Perhaps it was too much too soon for her and she stepped away, you should do the same especially if it’s been less than 3 months.
Please do yourself a favour. Break up, block her and focus on yourself.
It's been a month of dating, that's not long enough to entertain nonsense like this. You deserve a soft life full of love and a partner who contributes meaningfully to that.
I am so sorry about your dad, I hope you can take the time you need to grieve. I'm sending you the biggest hug.
A good therapist can help you through this next chapter.
I lost a best friend because he RIGHTFULLY chose his future wife and child. We had a history, we’d long since moved past that history, but despite my request that he be honest with her from the start about said history, he chose not to bring it up for whatever reason and neither she nor I were aware that she wasn’t told. Eventually that history did come out and she rightfully felt betrayed because it felt like her fiancé and her now friend were keeping secrets.
In the end the choice was her or me and he chose her. Did I go crying to his family? No. In fact, when he said “well we can still communicate at work” I told him absolutely not and that it’s about respecting her needs and if she’s not comfortable with our friendship then that’s the end.
Does it suck? Absolutely, he was my closest friend. But if my husband were to have ever asked me to end that friendship, I would have in a heartbeat as well. I chose my partner, I love my partner, and he and my children mean more to me than anyone else. My husband was given honesty from the start so he felt comfortable with things, my ex-friend was not honest and so his spouse did not.
You sound obsessed with him and obsessed with the fact that he didn’t choose you. If it were going to be you, it would have. It wasn’t you, he didn’t want you then and doesn’t want you now. It’s time you move on with your life.
Look- I am exactly in your boat. But, here’s what I will tell you straight up: yes cut contact ASAP and clearly and honestly s/w your partner. I had to bail out of a budding relationship with a coworker because she and I both felt it. So, as I am monogamous- gender is no relevant, I will not place myself in a position to fail.
Some people thrive on drama. If you are in a monogamous relationship, and you are- this is cheating. She was trying to drag you to hell. I don’t mean biblical but literally blow your life up. Disclosure and discussion is necessary.
I hope she does not marry you. You suggest a prenup so she can forgo her part of things if there is a divorce. Active military people’s spouses make a lot of sacrifices. What are you going to offer her for her to forgo what is rightfully hers?
I don’t understand why OP would stay with this person
I am a guy and probably have a grand in toys I use in my partner all the time, she does on me too.
Many of my guy friends freak when the conversation comes up but what your bf said helps explain it better than I have in the past.
What is more fun about being in a (relatively more unsafe) bar/club scene with drunken strangers as compared to a (relatively more safe) party/vacation with drunk friends?
I never said she did anything wrong, did I?
OP clearly had intentions of this being a date. He didn’t specify. She hooked up with someone else that she meant on that “date”.
Maybe from her point of view she didn’t friend zone him cuz she probs thought they were already friends but he’s been friend zoned for sure now. It’s just a harsh way to get to that point to watch your crush do that in front of you.
Damn the guilt was killing her. Now, she wants to make it official
I am really glad I'm not alone and yet I'm also sorry you're going through this, too. It's confusing and I despise it. It feels like I'm losing my mind a bit
he chooses baggy, mustard-colored cargo pants that he calls “multi-occasion pants”
Oh god, I'm sorry but I laughed out loud at this.
Time for a come to Jesus talk. This isn't about fashion, this is about being dressed inappropriately, which is at best disrespectful to the events you're going to and at worst actively dangerous. You can't force him to dress appropriately, but you can tell him that you are embarrassed when you go to a nice place together and he's wearing ratty clothes full of stains and holes. It may sound blunt but sometimes people need to hear the hot truth that how they're behaving doesn't just affect themselves. Make it clear that it's not about money or style, it's about being a functional adult which includes wearing clean and presentable clothing that respects the environment you're in.
At 37 he's either going to listen and step up or he isn't. If he doesn't, you have to decide if this is a dealbreaker for you. For me it would be. I mean, is he going to wear his “multi-occasion pants” to your wedding?
You and your parents need to back off. Maybe he’s not sure what he wants to get a degree in and wants time to figure it out. Or maybe in general just knows he’s not mentally ready for college. Before you say “well why didn’t he just say that”, think about the fact that he has 3 people that are putting pressure on him to hurry and make a decision. He may have said he’ll apply to college now, just to make you guys satisfied, but now you guys have intensified the pressure; now he may be stuck in panic mode.
On another side, at least for me, if someone keeps pressuring me to do something, it makes me not want to do it. Back off for a while, and let him figure life out on his own.
oh my god BREAK. UP. WITH. HIM.
ITS BEEN A YEAR.
HE IS NOT INTERESTED IN GOING BACK TO SCHOOL. HE IS CONTENT. ALL THE PESTERING IN THE WORLD WILL NOT MAKE A DIFFERENCE.
this will turn into one of those situations where he starts lying about going to school, lies about graduating, lies about getting a job, then ends up murdering y'all when he gets found tf out
Block him/stop responding. If he sees you and tries to talk, keep moving, one word answers. If he becomes aggressive or questioning, firmly but politely tell him to leave you alone. If it persists, say you are contacting the landlord and authorities if necessary.
This, she is actually the toxic one, she is doing you a favour
Green or blackish? I ask because occasionally my ring will turn my finger blackish/greenish. I knew the jeweler my now husband bought the ring from so I reached out to them(woman owned business). She responded and asked if I have low iron or was about to get my period. Welp I just had both! So fun way to find out my skin reacts to metals that way!
Lmao, superficial as fuck.
It just sucks so much because our relationship is so good and literally everything else is so good. I just feel like I have this big hole in me
Make sure your girlfriend is able to give consent first because that suggestion is genuinely brain dead lmao a nut is not worth getting fucking expelled.
Your wife has a very reasonable approach to posting on social media- ask permission or share what you all post as the parents. Your parents can agree and ask for permission to post, or they can disrespect your wife as a parent and have limited access to their grandchildren. This is the same way it works for all parenting: Follow the rules of the parents or lose access to the kids. And in this case, it's the easiest rule to follow, as it isn't about sneaking the kids a bit of chocolate or letting them stay up late, they just have to NOT do something.
And I just have to say, as someone who is childless and posts all sorts of stuff on social media, that social media seems fine, until it isn't. There are people who take pictures of children from the internet and put them in forums for pedophiles to view and share, they also alter the photos- yes it is as gross as you can imagine. Will this actively harm your child? Probably not, but it is disgusting. I have friends that have been found and stalked just based on the background of the photos they post online. All your wife is asking for is to approve social media posts of your child so she feels comfortable that less of this kind of thing is likely to happen.
Parenting 101 is to take precautions against things that aren't likely to happen- kidnapping, choking, getting lost, injury- but COULD and do happen.
A break is a breakup bud, don’t be surprised if she begins dating/seeing someone else during this “break”. Am I correct that you’ve only known her 2.5 months and you already see a future with her? Did you tell her this? Perhaps it was too much too soon for her and she stepped away, you should do the same especially if it’s been less than 3 months.
Honey, you don't owe her anything.
Please do yourself a favour. Break up, block her and focus on yourself.
It's been a month of dating, that's not long enough to entertain nonsense like this. You deserve a soft life full of love and a partner who contributes meaningfully to that.
I am so sorry about your dad, I hope you can take the time you need to grieve. I'm sending you the biggest hug.
A good therapist can help you through this next chapter.
You say this but are still contemplating contacting her to return some garbage to her.
No she is not.
You don’t love her. Not a bit.
You are delusional.
I lost a best friend because he RIGHTFULLY chose his future wife and child. We had a history, we’d long since moved past that history, but despite my request that he be honest with her from the start about said history, he chose not to bring it up for whatever reason and neither she nor I were aware that she wasn’t told. Eventually that history did come out and she rightfully felt betrayed because it felt like her fiancé and her now friend were keeping secrets.
In the end the choice was her or me and he chose her. Did I go crying to his family? No. In fact, when he said “well we can still communicate at work” I told him absolutely not and that it’s about respecting her needs and if she’s not comfortable with our friendship then that’s the end.
Does it suck? Absolutely, he was my closest friend. But if my husband were to have ever asked me to end that friendship, I would have in a heartbeat as well. I chose my partner, I love my partner, and he and my children mean more to me than anyone else. My husband was given honesty from the start so he felt comfortable with things, my ex-friend was not honest and so his spouse did not.
You sound obsessed with him and obsessed with the fact that he didn’t choose you. If it were going to be you, it would have. It wasn’t you, he didn’t want you then and doesn’t want you now. It’s time you move on with your life.
Yea I fully believe she has several narcissistic tendencies, I think I’ve just had rose colored glasses on for far too long
I agree! I'm glad she's aware. She will get hurt or even destroyed emotionally and mentally if she stays.
Look- I am exactly in your boat. But, here’s what I will tell you straight up: yes cut contact ASAP and clearly and honestly s/w your partner. I had to bail out of a budding relationship with a coworker because she and I both felt it. So, as I am monogamous- gender is no relevant, I will not place myself in a position to fail.
Some people thrive on drama. If you are in a monogamous relationship, and you are- this is cheating. She was trying to drag you to hell. I don’t mean biblical but literally blow your life up. Disclosure and discussion is necessary.
Babes, I have always had low self esteem issues but I never” sought validation that ither men still found out me attractive” while in a relationship.
I hope she does not marry you. You suggest a prenup so she can forgo her part of things if there is a divorce. Active military people’s spouses make a lot of sacrifices. What are you going to offer her for her to forgo what is rightfully hers?
You set your boundaries and drew that line…she stepped right over that line and then tried to blame you for her actions.
Yes she said she was “sorry” but then in the same breath said it was your fault…that is a typical abuser behavior.
Don’t stay with someone who blames you for their abusive behavior.
I'm on the second paragraph and I refuse to read more. Just leave the situation. Wtf
My only statement to a situation like this. No way in hell. Period.