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He was a player, and I think even if we did end up together I don't think I could forgive him deep down for jerking me around so much. It does hurt, because you are being directly compared and judged against another person s. I used to get stressed and tense inside from that.
My best advice is to leave, and just start seeing other people. Two can play at that game. I do agree with you. Gee and it only took me a year to accept it! Man, I swear I sometimes wish I could be a player too. Dating sucks cause it often seems like if you don't give a guy his freedom, then he will just move on the "cooler" chick who will.
I've read all the empowerment crap for women that say we are to play games to MAKE someone fall for you. Maybe I should try it next time.
Here's how to tell the difference between casual dating and Whether you've been dating for one month or one year, Patt also points out that. Nearly all my friends discouraged me from joining a dating app after my long- term relationship ended last year. I agreed. The last time I'd been.
What the hell is going on with modern romance? I'm 33 damn it. Sorry don't mean to whine so much. Its so competitive that you feel compelled to have sex with them asap in order to almost "secure" them from other people. I guess the best thing to do is seperate yourself from all the mingers out there, I think guys notice that and suddenly they see you as a "relationship" person.
Of course some guys won't be interested in that, but c'est la vie, as plenty of others will. But the important thing is to remember to date other people. For me, thats what helped a lot. Over time I fell out of love, and now I feel coldness for him and don't have any desire to see him ever again and I was crazy in love too at the time. To put it this way, I had the option to move houses recently. I really liked the house I was already in as it had many features that I thought I wouldn't find anywhere else, and as such was very hesitiant to move.
However, after looking around the city I saw that there were heaps of other houses that had awesome and different features inside that I never expected to like. Becuase I was only singularly exposed and focussed on the house I was in now, I was simply unaware that the inside of other houses could easily be my home as well. There were a lot of rundown dud houses to go through, but some good ones out there too! Last edited by poindimie; 19th July at Um, been there believe it or not and I did not post this with your "pickle" post because I was afraid of getting slammed for being negative, but the guy I had that prob.
Then when he didn't know whether he wanted to be together, that led me to get upset at him along with some other things , which lowered the chances even more. If you or someone close to you is currently in crisis or in an emergency situation, contact your local law enforcement agency or emergency number. Does he seem genuinely interested in what you have to say? So I just assumed he was actually playing me and decided to do both some testing to determine his true intentions as well as getting rid of him. Be quiet, give it two seconds to see if he says anything right away, and then move on to do something else. It's not your fault, and this is not a complaint, nor should this "condition" be seen as a negative aspect of a woman's psyche.
I mean I Do think you should stick it out longer, but try asking him a few more direct questions about sex, that have nothing to do with celibacy or the ex-girl. Well I have a very good male friend who "holds out" for a long time with girls he dates because, while he can "get it up", he can't "keep it up". It's called performance anxiety and it is very real for lots of young men, and it really screws up my friend's lovelife.
He won't even "go down" cause he fears that will create more pressure for him to whip it out. Sorry so long-winded, AND don't let me put ideas in your head. I'm just honestly trying to encourge you to not refrain from asking him some direct questions if you have not already.
If you start ignoring him or just ditch him completely without finding out whether he's willing to start a real relationship, you could be screwing yourself out of one. Explain to him that you're not happy with the present arrangement and that you'd like to try a serious relationship. If he says no, then you know for sure and you can remove yourself from his bed and possibly even his life to spare yourself the feelings of hurt and jealousy.
If he says yes, then you can try to have a relationship. If he says he needs to think about it, give him some time to think without pressuring him. Stop sleeping with him at that point. It lets him know you meant what you said, gives him space to think, and allows you to distance yourself in case he says no. If he's well-intentioned, he shouldn't have a problem with giving up the sex.
Give him as much time as you're comfortable giving then have another talk with him. If he still doesn't know at that point, then move on. Tell him that's what you're going to do so and that if he decides he wants to be with you, he should give you a call. With my year long "casual" relationship, I started to realize that I was in love with him and started to notice that he was no longer calling me or spending much time with me even though he seemed to go out a lot and flirted with a lot of girls.
So I just assumed he was actually playing me and decided to do both some testing to determine his true intentions as well as getting rid of him. It was stupid, and if there was a chance that he did want to be together, my assuming that he was a jerk with bad intentions majorly lowered those chances.
Then when he didn't know whether he wanted to be together, that led me to get upset at him along with some other things , which lowered the chances even more. Of everything in my entire life, I regret not just talking to him, because he really is the most wonderful guy I've ever met. So don't just assume your guy is a player and a jerk. If he was a player, why would he have told you about the other girl? Players don't tell one woman about the others.
Talk to him and give him the chance to prove he's a good guy and tell you whether he wants to be with you or not. You lose nothing by talking to him, but you lose any chance to have a relationship with him by just dropping him from your life without knowing whether he wanted one or not. My "casual", "no strings" lover of 1 year has confirmed that he is "dat.
He doesn't seem like he is playing you. It could actually be that as the two of you were becoming closer he started to discover his interest in actually having a more serious relationship and hence has gone about seeking that out. Maybe he also is interested in something more with you but is afraid to say so? So instead he assumes that you also are into just a casual relationship and so he has decided to begin dating as he doesn't want to put his life on hold OR, it could be exactly that But in either case you need to find out to save your sanity.
I say go the risky route and share your feelings. There's nothing you can do but quit seeing him at all. If he has some feelings for you he will run back to you, but this time you will have to demand a serious relationship.
Don't show him you're jealous, just tell him you also met someone who might be the right one and wants to be exclusive with you. Any other option will make you frustrated and humiliated. However I would advise you to not hope too much and move on. He had his chance and he didn't go further than seeing you once a week on a casual basis.
Why do you waste your time at age 33? You should be thinking about marriage and children. Hey, it helps to get feedback. Each of you is correct really. I guess I just felt it had shifted. Also I think I'm doing a very classic femalel thing, and hey, one thing good I suppose is that his reality check has given me the realization that I guess I am ready for a serious affair with whomever. All of these things led to him pulling away, 6 times within a year.