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Q: past abortion
asked by: anonymous92 on July 14th, 2008
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Me and my gf had been together for 6 months now. Everything's going swell, but as of late I'm starting to think more about her past.

4 months ago she told me about her past. She got pregnant, told me how he didn't pull out. Then she went on telling me that he didn't know how to care for her and the baby and that they weren't ready. So therefore she went for an abortion 1 month in.

I appreciated her honestly at the time. We talked.
She mentioned she would rather tell me about her past now so its off her chest, then to have to tell me months or years down the track.
I honestly wasn't bothered at the time. I think cause we were still in our honeymoon stage perhaps...

I think its bothering me due to a number of things.

She still bumps into him (but tells me everything which I am truly grateful for...)

Abortion to me is cruel. Why bring someone into this world when you're obviously not ready? I've also built this hatred towards her ex from what he did and how he treated her as well.

I see stretchmarks around her love handles, and tummy area which she had previously confirmed that it was from the pregnancy.


I don't really plan on speaking with her about this issue, as I feel it's with me only. If I brought it up with her, I feel she's going to feel really guilty and depressed.

I know its her past. I keep telling myself that. I keep telling myself she's become who she is because of her past. Live in learn etc etc.

I really need a second opinion or advice on how to alleviate negative thoughts on this... Confused

Thankyou in advance
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worrywart01 replied on July 14th, 2008
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well..first of all i agree with the fact that they were being irresponsible by not using any form of birth control..but being the fact that neither of them were ready they decided to get the abortion...while you may dissagree with it..its something she decided to do long before you came around...she cant take back what she did..i think you SHOULD speak on this issue actually...not about the past but..if you two are sexually active let her know that you don't exactly approve of abortion if she were to get pregnant...I'm trying to see how the stretchmarks could have been caused by a pregnancy that was terminated after only a month....i'm pretty darn sure she shouldn't have been showing so I wouldn't have thought that stretchmarks were due to her pregnancy that early on...

We all have a past, we've all made mistakes in the past...are you willing to accept her mistakes to be with her? Or does it really bother you THAT much...things my boyfriend has told me about his past upset me..sometimes cause jealousy when I think about it..until I tell myself how dumb I'm being..because it was BEFORE me...so long as he knows my feelings about things NOW and tries to live by that then I shouldn't be upset...if you find yourself thinking about it get your mind off of it..it is in the past..its a decision she felt was best for her at that time, theres no way of changing it so you're wasting your time by being upset about it...look forward to your future with her..stop dwelling on the past
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anonymous92 replied on July 14th, 2008
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Maybe it was towards 2 months, I'm quite vague on that actually.

You're right about wasting my time being upset about her past.
I try hard not to. I prefer to look at it positively, and look forward to whats installed for us tomorrow.

I guess it gets triggered every time she tells me about her meeting with the ex. The thoughts just rush through my mind...
They seem to bump into each other quite often. We all live in the same suburb which isn't a surprise.
I have thought about getting her not to tell me. But at the same time I want to know.
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worrywart01 replied on July 14th, 2008
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Well...if you think its best then maybe you should tell her it bothers you to bring up her ex...unless its significant its probably best not to be brought up...i've run into an ex before but never mentioned it to my boyfriend..its not that I'm being dishonest with him in any way..its just that it was absolutely nothing significant and if it would cause questions or jealousy to pop up in his mind why would I bother when it was never a big deal?
Its hard not to think about these things...i know but it really isn't worth your time at all
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anonymous92 replied on July 14th, 2008
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Thank you for your prompt responses.

I do feel better than when I initially started this post.

Cheers.
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Sukki replied on September 7th, 2008
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stretch marks? if its a 1mth baby, how could there be stretch marks? dun get it..
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