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| Let em start from a beginning. I'm in a long distance relationship with a guy who has a two year old. We are in a relationship for smth more then a year now.
I'm ok with him having a kid. His child has to come first and it's two different way of loving, he makes time for both of us and i am proud of him he is caring father and gives his child a lot of emotional care. He went through a court to be able to see her. His ex for bidden him to see his kid and that has put him into a depression and he went through a lot of troubles to be able to see his child again. A month ago, she finally had to give in and let him see his kid. He started communicating with her again.
But he started saying lately he is very worried how it all looks like and he doesn't trust himself with her. Because before he would be in a relationship and be friends with hsi ex and end up back together in a way sleeping with each other (it's how he got a child). He started talking about how they were talking for 2 and a half hours on the phone and he told her about how he doesn't trust himself and how he feels he is being unfaithful to me by talking to her. So they started talking how they don't wanna make the same mistake again and ruin their current relationships. And she is actually kinda trying to sleep with him again and she is inviting him to his house at night and stuff like that (he never goes cuz he wants her on distance). He is giving out a lot of information to her about how he feels and some info what are our plans for these few months and kinda it's a talk about our relationship. All it would be fine if he didn't say "i don't trust myself". It kinda feels like their two are making an agreement to be fair to their relationships and he maybe is being honest, but she is kinda trying to sleep with him cuz he is his safety net. And he is not exactly giving her exactly clear cut on this. By saying things he does, sends her a message that she could spin him easily.
I don't know what does he means by not trusting himself exactly. I think he is scared of the contact with her and her. I told him i understand his fears and that getting rid of fears is by taking a situation in your hands.
Any advice, comments on my situation? |
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| "I'm a bit worried for his lack of character. " That really says it all. Don't tie yourself to a weak character, it will eventually end in tears- not necessarily sex with the ex, but some other issue where he caved when he should have stood strong. Of course he has to reply when his ex speaks to him- not to would be rude- but it's _what he says_ that is in his control. And two and a half hours on the phone is way too long for what should essentially be a business-type call. He could be firm without being nasty, if he was a good man. It looks like he is still emotionally into the ex, though, if he's not willing to be firm. |
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| colleenoz, i don't know what to say. But i kinda don't want break up before seeing what's happening. I gave him a warning and told him what i think and he said he agrees with me and he should grow a pair. |
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| also, colleenoz, the thing you said about him not being emotionally over his ex...that is my fear. Because he is constantly repeating i am only thing he wants in the world but these kinda of actions with 2 and a half hours on the phone shows kind of lack of respect towards me. And i fear that there is smth unresolved about his ex and that he is maybe in some way still emotionally into her, as you said. I wouldn't say it's romantically necessarily but it could be any other kind of emotional connection. |
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| No-one talks to someone they're not into for two and a half hours. If you call a business, or a school, or whatever, you say what you have to say and get off the phone. They may talk to you but you don't prolong the conversation. You only talk to friends for two and a half hours. |
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| colleenoz, agreed. It wasn't some formal call. She often calls him to say goodnight over phone to his daughter and then starts chatting him up. Plus she is inviting him to come down his house. And with that she has kinda free road because we are on long distance. I'm not there next to him so she feels like she can pop out or call him whenever. |
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- Posted by sylviatexas (My Page) on Fri, Nov 16, 12 at 15:28
| *she* often calls him, *She* has kinda free road, *she* feels like *she* can pop out..... See, this is something that puzzles me, even though I've done it myself: We blame the other person & not our partner/boyfriend/spouse. *She* isn't the one who supposedly has a partnership-type relationship with you. *He* is. *He* talks to her for 2+ hours at a time, etc. *He* makes excuses to you & keeps on talking to *his* (supposed) ex. Throw this one back & leave him in the past. You have your own life to live, & you'll live it better without his (her/their) sordid melodrama. I wish you the best. |
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| sylviatexas, nah, i don't blame her...im aware of her intentions. so yeah...im thinking about is his "melodrama" worth it. Not only because of his ex...that's the least. But generally strenghtless, can't admit mistake, stubborn and depressed is not maybe a way to go. But that's if im cold headed. I'll see for awhile how things turned out. What he will do, how will all this function. But he did admit he made a mistake with the phone call and told me he will put her in her place. If it does happen I'll be happy. If not, I won't be very happy. |
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| From your description, he's no prize. And I tend to go by the philosophy of What You See is What You Get. I doubt he'll suddenly grow some and stand up to his ex more than, maybe once, to show you he can. Then it's easier to slide back to the status quo. I'm with Sylvia, throw this one back and wait for someone better to come along. |
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| Maaan i didn't think my situation is this horrible |
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| Sweetie, few people in horrible relationships do, until they're on the outside looking back. Then it hits them. |
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| I guess i really have to think about this situation from another corner. Really didn't feel this bad in this relationship. Yes, he has weaknesses but he is also very caring and trying on the other hand. I guess i just have a problem making a fast decision about this before waiting how will this function with his ex and communicating since he just literally started balancing his life with seeing kid and communicating with her and having a girlfriend. But I'm maybe wrong. |
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