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06-19-2002, 10:41 PM
Hi People!!! I'm new to this thing. Here is my problem though.
Ok, I met this guy (going on 4 months). We went out on a couple of dates and we got along SO well. He just broke up with his ex like just months before he met me, but we continued to date. We talked about it and decided that we were not going to date anyone else. Which is cool. He is a really nice guy (or so he seems). A couple of weeks after we started dating he started making excuses and blowing me off alot. I did start getting ticked, but did not show him this because it was still new. His friends would always come before us. He was leaving to go for training for a new job for two weeks and he said when he got back things would change. He just needed time because of everything going on in his life. He came back and things seemed better. Then he started again. Not returning phone calls, not making phone calls, blowing me off, etc. I liked him, so I always gave him a chance. I didn't want to ask him, but I did a couple of times, asking him if he wanted to continue to see me and if he was seeing anyone else, cause if he was I was out of there. I didnt' want to be wasting my time. Well, a couple of weeks ago I got the 2am phone call. You know the ones I'm talking about - where the person has liquid courage in them and tells you things? Well, he told me that he was seeing someone else for about 3 weeks, but told her it was over because he realized that he wants to be with only me and he wants me in his life. I want to believe him so much. I asked him why he did it and he had no answer. He said he saw her less than me. I am not the type of person to crowd someone. If you need space, I give you space. I understand when you are busy, etc. I do expect honesty, especially when I'm asking you what's going on. He told me he wasn't totally honest with me because he didn't want to lose me. He went away again for work for a couple of weeks, and during those weeks he called, etc. I did alot of thinking, and I forgave him even though I told him the trust issue is going to be hard and he needs to prove it to me. Anyway, I picked him up from the airport. He told me the flight attendant was buying him drinks. Whatever. I was in his car and what did I find? Her number. I was so pissed that I threw it out the window. We had a nice weekend regardless of that. Saturday night his phone rang though, and when he came back in the room, I asked who it was and he said it was her. I got very upset and for the first time ever let him see me upset. I am not a very jealous person. I was mad at myself because I forgave him and he did the same thing again. Well, almost. He said he sees it a totally different way. He said he sees it as making a new friend and that he was honest with me that it was her that called. I don't see it that way at all. I want to make him understand, but I don't want to push him away. I gave him space to sort stuff out, not to date and call other girls, especially after he says he only wants to be with me. I dont' know what to believe anymore. I want to believe him so bad, and some of the things that he says to me and some of the actions make me want to believe him, but there is this doubt that he can't stand. I like him alot. I haven't met someone I liked in such a long time. I have dated, and none of them have been successful, and I really didn't care when it was over. With him, it's different. He says he wants to be with me and I hope he means it. I told him that I ususally do not get so jealous about things and he told me it is only natural. I thought about it and it is. I just want him to be honest with me because I am with him. He asks me things and I am always honest. I hope he understands that what he is doing is wrong and it upsets me. Why do men have to play such games? I know women play games too though. If he doesn't want to be with me, then why is he keeping me around? I straight out ask him if he still wants to be with me instead of wasting all of my time. He always tells me yes. He has even talked about marriage, which I told him not to even bring up because it's too early to even be thinking about that. I am so confused and i don't know what to do anymore.

Phoenix
06-19-2002, 10:55 PM
My advice would be to get out of this...quick. I know you care about him and it's hard, but it looks like he's either plain confused and needs more time than a couple of weeks to get himself together or he's just a player.

If he's cheated once (or twice? already) then I think he will do it again. I'm seeing this pattern w/ him. Plus, you may always have the trust issue burning in the back of your mind and that's hard to put aside - no matter what he promises, no matter how much you like him, and no matter how good things seem for a few weeks, a couple of months, etc.

You should probably follow your instinct rather than your heart on this one. Although I think you already gave yourself the answer when you said this:

"I didn't want to ask him, but I did a couple of times, asking him if he wanted to continue to see me and if he was seeing anyone else, cause if he was I was out of there."

Good luck...

sunbear
06-20-2002, 01:08 AM
Hi there!
Welcome to this board! :0)
It sounds like this one has trouble with intimacy and lies in order to stay in control when his ego needs inflation or he needs to have someone around. Haven't you noticed a pattern that he keeps telling you things he thinks you want to hear? (I only want to be with you so I broke up with her...marrage(?!!!)) He keeps feeding you these lines and you've seen this before, there's always a hook at the end of it and you've been hurt every time. You even said that you wanted to hear honesty- his actions never followed through on what he's told you.
He didn't call you for 3 weeks and had ended up seeing someone else? You did him a favor by picking him up from the airport and of course there was another phone number.
It's not easy to see straight when you give your heart to someone and have your hopes up high-
I'm being so brash because I went through something like this in college. A guy I dated told me that he broke up with his girlfriend before he dated me... We hung out that summer but when school started, I didn't hear from him for three months. During Christmas break, I heard from him WHEN she went out of town and told me they were broken up again- trashed her behind her back, and told me how wonderful I was in so many words. So of course we hung out again, but this time I stopped by his place unannounced to see if he would go shopping with me. His roommate took me up to his room and *boom*!! Her stuff was ALL over his room, his bed grew from a twin to a king, her hair (which was brown- his was blonde) was all over his bed and pillows, and there were plenty of happy pictures of them all over the place. I made him go shopping with me anyways, and I think her friends saw us out together. :0)
I never spoke to him again- I had a lot of moral support from my friends when this all fell through, it helps to have people sticking up for you- sorry this was so long, but it was a while ago- I think these guys are one of a kind and not the norm.
Whatever you decide to do about him- just stand your ground and STAY in control of whats going on with you.
Love is selfless

daphne
07-01-2002, 04:04 PM
I agree with the others. Unfortunately these guys are all too common. I find that the "so called nice guys" who jerk you around cause a lot more heartbreak than guys who are outright players. He's being passive-agressive and dishonest. Instead of talking to you and letting you make an informed decision about this relationship, he'd lied so you wouldn't leave. He wouldn't have lied if he didn't know he was doing something wrong. It's hard to let go, but you don't need to be with a guy where you're constant worried "Does he really like me?" "What's he doing?" "Is he with someone else?" etc. As far as the marriage thing he could just be throwing out ideas, talking out of his ass.