Quote From: jeannie812I can understand her hesitation. Yet, I can see that it will cost her. It will cost her both relationships. Her current husband may leave her and her ex-husband will never trust her if she leaves her current husband for him. He will always be afraid that she will leave him again and will constantly test her.
My reason for understanding her hesitation is I am in a slightly similar situation. Been dating a guy for two years. He doesn't have much time for me. He doesn't think twice about ditching me nights and weekends. I have spent two summers having campfires and cookouts by myself.
After the weekend is over my boyfriend starts calling me to run errands with him in my car with my gas. After the errands are done, he wants me to take him home and that's it. I feel used and stupid.
I have ended it with him soooo many times. He knows how to talk me down every time I break up with him. He uses "being a man" to his advantage. He can talk louder than me and talk longer than me. He tells me that he is right and that I am wrong. He "wins" every time.
I am fed up and ready to date another man. I have put my profile on the dating sites every time I give up on my boyfriend. I would rather things be good with my boyfriend than looking on a dating site, but my boyfriend refuses to work on our relationship. He told me that he would be "kissing my ass" if he gives me what I want. He is actually telling me that he will not work on the relationship.
The man I am thinking about dating is not husband material either. I just think it would be a nice diversion. I'm tired of sitting home alone. This man understands my sense of humor and thinks I'm the funniest thing.
I am torn because I still have feelings for the boyfriend. And, more than that, I know that the boyfriend will not let go easily. I am afraid that he could go after the guy I plan to date.
On the other hand. I don't need my boyfriends permission to break it off. I told boyfriend Sunday morning that there is nothing he can do anymore. I am so done. I thought I wanted him coming over more, but when he comes over I am still not happy because he takes over. He grabs the TV remote and chooses the show without discussing what to watch. I don't approve of the TV he watches because it's always something with scantily clad women, or raunchy humor.
He also expects me to serve him. Then he leaves his garage laying around even though I placed a waste basket by the seat where he always sits.
He is a terrible boyfriend. So why do I feel so guilty about wanting to move on and see other people? What is the matter with me?
There is NOTHING wrong with you my dear, the only thing that may be wrong is your choice of people in which you choose to waste YOUR gas and YOUR energy on.
Remove anything of his from your home, and get your keys back, change the locks if necessary. If he truly "cares" about you teach him how to TREAT you, make him COURT you as if you were back in the "old days".
Take a weekend with girlfriends and learn to love YOU, because until you love and respect yourself, you won't be able to teach someone how to love you!!!! Take a good smelling bubble bath, carry your head up with pride!
Trust me on this...I went through ALOT of physical, mental, emotionally abusive relationships and I grew up like that too, I felt like the neighborhood dog droppings that everyone stepped in....
BUT between Dr. Phil, and my VA hospital, I went back to school, and I may not be getting straight A's but I am passing and the most important thing is I am proud of me, lots of men want to be with me and I am too busy to waste my time with them!!!! Its all their loss, I have one friend (male) who has been around for 8 years..through good and bad, he lives on one side of town & I live on the other...we prefer to keep our friendship just that because anything more will cause trouble and confusion that is not necessary.
Good Luck & God Bless