Joined: 13 Jan 2006 Posts: 31 Location: Washington, D.C.
What Does He Want From Me? Posted: 04-17-06 07:42am
For two weeks, I have had no contact with
my ex-boyfriend of a little over six
months. We broke up six weeks ago.
Until two wednesdays ago, he was still
calling and text messaging every day. He
admitted that he still likes me but
thought that it would be "too confusing"
for us to get together. Finally, he
agreed to come to my city (an hour and a
half from him) to see me last wednesday
night. He tried to back out on wednesday
morning, but I got really mad at him. I
hadn't seen him in five weeks, and I had
planned this in advance, scheduled my week
around it, and been looking forward to it.
He tried to back out, I kid you not,
because he had to make a phone call about
a loan. As if the hour and a half train
ride wouldn't have given him ample time to
do that.
He got here, and he took me out for a
lovely dinner. He then took me to another
restaurant for dessert. He paid for
everything and was clearly enjoying
himself. We talked, and I felt serious
sparks like at the beginning. Everything
was going well, and I though we would get
back together, so I let him spend the
night at my house. The chemistry was
completely still there, and I made the
huge mistake of sleeping with him.
The next morning, I was driving him to the
train, and I asked him if he was going to
disappear for another five weeks. He said
he didn't know. We broke up because of a
fight we had on a ski trip in february,
and I told him I thought it was time to
get over the ski trip, that people fight,
etc. He told me it wasn't the ski trip
that concerned him but the fact that "we
still have conversations like this." in
the end, I told him if we were going to be
hooking up, I wanted to see him again in
the near future. He asked when, and I
said before easter. He said "how about we
see each other after easter?" and told me
that I just couldn't live with
uncertainty, that his whole life was
uncertainty, and that he wasn't ready to
get back together right now. I closed his
door and drove away in tears.
I blocked him from computer messaging, and
he hasn't called, but I can't help but be
really hurt by all of this. It's all very
hard, and I think it is unfair for him to
have dragged me into his confusion. Is no
contact the right thing to do?
He has said some really cruel things to
me. When we first broke up, he told me
that he saw some things in my personality
that he didn't like and that he was "very
picky about personalities." on this
particular day, he told me that I brought
the whole break up on myself. I wasn't
myself on the trip that caused the
breakup, and we had three days that were
less than perfect. But it kills me that
he can disregard six great months in which
I was nothing but wonderful to him and
draw conclusions about my "personality"
based on three days.
I know that I guilt tripped him into
coming, and I accept most of the
responsibility for the pain I am feeling
about this particular encounter. But it
doesn't alleviate the anger I feel towards
him. I feel mistreated and deceived, n
ot just because of this one night but
because he took all of the good times I
had to offer and threw me away at the
first sign of imperfection.
This has been the worst break up I have
every gone through, and it doesn't seem to
be getting any easier. Is this normal
behavior? I am terrified that I won't
find anyone like him again.
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Spirit
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 12 Mar 2006 Posts: 388 Location: Canada
Posted: 04-17-06 08:06am
Men take longer to come to the realization
that they threw away a good relationship.
Give him time off....No calls, no emails
and definitely no sex. Your right, it's
not fair to judge you on one occasion, no
one can keep up the farce of perfection
forever. I've been dating the same dude
for almost 6 years now....And every once
in awhile I give him "time off" to think
about what he said or did to me.....It
doesn't mean it's over....I have to admit
it's sort of a control manoeuver.....But
frankly if he didn't "clean up his act" or
explain it could very well be over.....I'm
way too old to put up with anymore bs.
He'll call, it'll just take a little
longer than you think....In the mean time
have fun. :)
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Melissa_20
Especially EHEALTHy
Joined: 18 Jan 2006 Posts: 6806 Location: Florida
Posted: 04-19-06 09:51am
Why would you want to find someone like
him ever again?He was rude and mean to
you,i don't understand that comment.You
need to find soemone better than him that
will treat you right and give you the
respect and time you need and not just
judge you so fast off of 3 days.He sounds
like a jerk and I wouldn't wait on him
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lamartine
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 13 Jan 2006 Posts: 31 Location: Washington, D.C.
Posted: 04-21-06 00:12am
Well, I have an update. Last night j
called me. He called from a new cell
phone number with an area code that I
didn't recognize, and so I answered. At
first, we just caught up a little. But,
after everything that has happened
recently, I have grown very angry. I told
him that the things he said about my
personality and character were so unfair
and hurtful and that I replay them every
day in my head. He apologized and said
that he didn't mean it and was grasping
for things to say because he just didn't
feel that he could be in a relationship.
He said he didn't want a serious
relationship right now. He said that
there comes a point when you have to
decide whether you would rather have a
person you care about in your life and
have to put forth the effort to have a
relationship or risk losing the person and
leave. He said he didn't want to lose me
from his life. He also told me he felt
trapped and felt that if we were going to
continue in a relationship, he would have
to step it up. He said that he was
worried about what he would have to give
up if he were in a relationship (although
he couldn't think of anything).
He also said--and this stung--that he
thinks about calling me and getting back
together about twice a week but that he
can't do it because I make him have "these
intense conversations." he said he is
worried about hurting me again. He also
said he wants to date other people. I
told him I can't stop him but that I can't
be friends with him if he does because it
will hurt me too much. Then I said: j,
don't you think this will just happen
again? You are worried about hurting me
but not them? And he said: I care about
you, and I don't want to hurt you, but I
don't care about them. He was upset that
I made him have this conversation, but I
was so hurt, and I didn't see how I could
go on having any relationship--friendship
or more--without working through this.
Also, he told me that he was worried
because he wasn't 100 percent happy all
the time in our relationship, and he feels
like he should be looking for his soul
mate, someone who fits him perfectly. I
asked him if he was happy with other
women. He said yes, he was happy with his
ex, but when she moved to be with him, she
was too available to him and he didn't
want her anymore.
Finally, he told me that the last couple
of months of our relationship were
"brilliant" but that I was doing all of
the giving, and that we couldn't have a
relationship like that.
Y'all, wow. I am glad he admitted some
culpability here. But it doesn't help
with the fact that I love him and miss him
so much. I have never loved anyone like I
love him. Does anyone think there is any
hope here?
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Melissa_20
Especially EHEALTHy
Joined: 18 Jan 2006 Posts: 6806 Location: Florida
Posted: 04-21-06 08:37am
lamartine
wrote:
also, he told me that he was
worried because he wasn't 100 percent
happy all the time in our relationship,
and he feels like he should be looking for
his soul mate, someone who fits him
perfectly. I asked him if he was happy
with other women. He said yes, he was
happy with his ex, but when she moved to
be with him, she was too available to him
and he didn't want her anymore.
Finally, he told me that the last couple
of months of our relationship were
"brilliant" but that I was doing all of
the giving, and that we couldn't have a
relationship like
that.
first of all no one is always 100% happy
with theris relationship,there will always
be a day when you get into a fight or do
something the other doesn't like so of
course it wont be perfect either.You can't
have anything perfect b/c no one and
nothing .I.S perfect.I think you need to
move on and forget about him and if he
comes back later wanting to be back with
you then hopefully he will be ready.He
doesn't like having those conversations
with you b/c their serious and I don't
really think any guy likes to have those
convo's.He!!,i have a hard enough
timegeting mine to talk to me! Hopefully
things will work out for you and he will
come back when he's ready! Until then
date and have fun!
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Spirit
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 12 Mar 2006 Posts: 388 Location: Canada
Posted: 04-21-06 08:51am
Melissa consistently gives good
advice....I'm with her, trust us it's not
the end of the world....You've been dating
a "boy" not a man....He'll grow up some
day ....But by then you'll probably be
with your "soul mate". Cry yourself
silly, shake it off and on to the
next....Life is too short and there's a
whole lotta men out there....Our decision
making skills get better with more
practice......
......It's a whole new beginning,
hallelujah! :)
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Melissa_20
Especially EHEALTHy
Joined: 18 Jan 2006 Posts: 6806 Location: Florida
Posted: 04-21-06 09:18am
spirit
wrote:
melissa consistently gives
good advice....
......It's a whole new beginning,
hallelujah!
:)
thank you spirit : ) I agree with the
hallelujah! Praise the lord you will find
him! : )