Hi,
after much deliberation I have thought of
sharing my feelings and doubts with all
those out there who I think can relate to
my situation.
I have recently come out of a relationship
and am
feeling extremely guilty about my
actions.
To tell u about my story in brief yet not
compromising on the
integrity and seriousness of the issues I
will be detailing everything
that is necessary for you to read and
provide me with some suggestions
as I am in great need of some sound and
logical advice.
Please help me as I am really losing
ground:
here it goes:
see we began seeing each other alost 3
years ago,initially everything
was hunky dory,she had been out of a long
and turbulent relationship
and thelast relationship that I was into
was if I am not mistaken in
the year1999.So initially everything was
hunky dory and I had decided
wow man I have fond my life partner and
quite rightly so as the girl
is really good but then you know just when
you plan out tings life is
what happens to you.I lost my father
almost 5 years ago and am the
only son in the family,so it is my
responsibility to look after my
mother who is a hose wife and my sister
who is still studying.All the
mnore reason as we have been disowned by
my fathers side as I already
lost my grandparents long ago and there
was no one who wanted to pay
any heed to our survival.At that time the
ony people who were there
with me were my m,aternal uncle's and my
mothers' mother ie my
grandmother.I owe alot to them as they
helped us straighten our
spine.So obviously I cannot even dare to
forget the debt of gratitude
that I have towards them.Now obviously my
attention towards them is
quite intense and that was another reason
whyi had decided not to get
into a relationship but then this thing
happened and I got
involved.Now as I have mentioned earlier
the girl had a turbulent
relationship and it left its marks on her
as she became extremely
insecure of my attention towards my mother
and sister,(before making
any opinions please consider this that iwe
used to stay almost 40 kms
away and on every off I used to make it a
point to meet her without
fail,no matter what condition I was in,but
the day I used to be out
with my mother and sister taking them to a
relatives place there used
to be ahuge scene which used to disturb me
alot.It used to result in
abusive arguments and at times so violent
that we both used to end up
inflicting physical torture to each
other.I had told my mother the
very first day thati am seeing this girl
and have exchanged vows and
as a loyal individual would like to honour
that pledge of mine..And
she said that she has no issues only that
I should be well settled and
in a position to handle it.But the girl
always used to feel insecure
about something or the other,everyday for
almost a year and a half i
used to come back from work and
straightaway used to call her and
speak to her for about an hour before I
actually even acknowledged
that there are other individuals present
in the house who are waiting
for me to have dinner.When I used to tell
her that I have o go and eat
food..She used to get angry ..When I say
angry I very well understand
what one means with getting angry just to
show affection and
possesiveness and what the other kind of
anger and frustration and
insecurity depicts.After that I gave up
working and was without a job
and contrary to what I used to do earlier
I could not match up with
the long phone calls and meetings as I was
short on cash or shall i
say I was surviving on my mothers money
because I gave up working to
study for my management exams for which I
had to travel
extensively.Now when this happened I
expected her to understand that i
was under tremendous pressure of cracking
it and had to pay alot of
attention towards my preparation,because I
could not use my mobile
phone sparingly she started having doubts
saying that I am ignoring
her,and at the same time there were other
guys who were interested in
her and were trying desperately for
her,she started comparing me with
them,saying that you never do the things
which others do,they talk so
sweetly,they talk of doing things which I
expect and all that
stuff..In the meantime I forgot to tell
you that the moment we started
going around I left the organization as we
both were in the same team
and upon her insistence I did not let
anyone know of the fact that we
both were actually seeing each other.No
issues about that but trust me
it would have helped alot to have
disclosed it to people who were
unnecessarily eyeing and trying on her and
when I used to say that i
am going to spill the beans she used to
get furious like hell.So when
i could not talk so frequently and even
meet her she started talking
and seeing other guys who were trying on
her,actually the situation
had become that bad that I just used to
manage to call for for 2-3
minutes in the entire day and she used to
talk very sarcastically to
me about everything.Naturally my feelings
were also getting dried up
and I also started telling her lets be
friends only as I dont think
its heading anywhere.Alot of things
happened and then I finally
decided that I will have to start working
again as I was under alot of
debt,so when I recieved my forst paycheck
after starting to work again
i started talking to her and apologised
and accepted everything as my
responsibility.In the meantime she told me
that she got a bit physical
with one of the guys who were trying to
get her and he happened to be
one of them whom I wanted to tell that I
was seeing that girl but she
always used to tellme that she doesnt
wanna lose a friend in him so
better keep it a secret for as long as
possible and like a dickhead
and a health question I agreed and trust
me I have learned it doesnt pay to be
reasonable in life as I never even thought
of shaking hands with
another girl till she was there and here I
am being royally
messed..Okay I agree that I was not able
to keep upto the task but
atleast she should have ended the thing
with me and then ever since
she used to say that she did so to spoil
herself because of my
behaviour and attitude towards her.I had
sleepless nights and could
not work for a long time but somehow I
swallowed blood and things
started to move in the right direction
..But not for long,again the
possesiveness started erupting,i was not
supposed to talk to anyone
without ketting her know,if I am sitting
with mother and sister and
she used to call up I could not even ask
her to call back in 5 or 10
mins,it used to result in extremely heated
arguments.So many times we
have been abusive and desctructive that I
cannot tell you.I was losing
interest in the ralationship and
constantly used to tell her that this
way it wont be possible to go ahead and
stay together because unlike
westernere we are asians and our lifestyle
is different from
you..Please dont mind my inference to your
lifestyle if you happen to
be from the west and she used to get
furious saying that yeah yeah i
am a health forum of first order may god
help you find a wonderful partnet
and all that stupid stuff which used to
annpoy me no limits.Fnally we
had an extrmeley heated argumental week
and during which I decided
that its not working out and I gotta take
a strong stance as there had
been instances when our families also got
involved and it had an
extremely negative impact.During that week
I was so badky tortured by
her ...While being in office I used to
recieve messages saying that i
will commit suicide because of what you
have done to me and I have
started smoking because of you,you have
reduced me to a promiscuous person and
all
those things and I hated her all the more
for what she was dong to me.
Now please tellme have I been at mistake
or have I committed a sin by
walking out of this relationsip.Everytime
I used to go to meet her she
used to return home dissatisfoed and used
to cry saying that she is
extremely unlucky to have a partner like
me..I agree that I dont talk
much but I used to talk the most to her,i
couls not see her suffering
with me like that.I am extremely
transfixed and am in a dilemma as i
know I cant go back and maybe I dont even
want to but I sincerely care
for her and want her to be happy,but she
still says that she is
screwing up her life big time and that I
am responsible for everything
and that I will suffer one day.I am a god
fearing man and pray to god
every moment for the right thing to happen
but please tellme how to
overcome my guilt of walking out of the
relationship and living
peacefully thinking that tomorrow will be
full of promise both for her
and for me.
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Justin_Toronto
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 28 Jan 2005 Posts: 418 Location: Toronto, ON
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Posted: 02-09-05 11:17am
Interesting (though long) story.
Partially because i've been
in similar situations with some girls.
One thing you have to
understand is that women have needs (as do
men). If you don't
fulfill her needs (in this case, time and
affection), they will
get bored and seek some stimulation (even
if just intellectual)
elsewhere. However, there is no excuse
for her not telling that
guy that you two are in a relationship,
and no excuse for her to
have cheated on you. Sounds like she
brought out the worst in
you.
This is one of the shortfalls of dating
someone without much family
experience or culture, they find it
difficult to understand the
things you do for your family. They've
been blind to these things
all their life, and to them it's not a big
deal.
Pressing into your problem of feeling
guilty. I hope you do
understand that her objective is to make
you feel guilty. That's
her reason for doing and saying all these
things. She's seeking
revenge. You've emotionally hurt her,
and she's not letting it go,
so she's attempting to emotionally hurt
you by throwing you into
this guilt trip.
The thing is, why feel guilty for her
shortfalls? You two are not
compatable, period. It was an unhealthy
relationship, both of you
were suffering. Let it go.. She'll move
on. She's in control of her
life, and she has control of what she does
/ who she sleeps with.
Not you. Anything she does might be to
hurt you, but it's not you
who is making her do it. Get on with
your life and find someone
who can appreciate you for who you are and
what you have to offer.
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nadeentears
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 25 Jan 2005 Posts: 78 Location: Canada
Dealing With Guilt Posted: 02-09-05 13:04pm
From the start of your suffering I noticed
that u are in unhealty relationship.
This girl is not fit for u. She looks
spoiled and asking for intention from
others. I don't understand why she feels
jealous from your love to your family.
She has to be proud of that. It means u
are a good beloved and responsible man,
who will take good care of her in the
future.
God love u don't feel guilt and put
everything behind your back. Study well
and concentrate on your future u will find
a good girl who deserves your love and
concern. This girl if she really loves u
she will appreciate your problems and
stand by your side. Supporting u and
help u to overcome your money problems and
study. She has to be proud of u not put
more pressure on you telling u that others
are looking for her love and concern and
are ready to give her what she wants.
What kind of love is that ??? Forget
about it and don't feel guilty. Pray to
your god that u are out of that bond. I
forget to tell u that my daughter she is
very happy and comfortable after getting
rid of her engagement.