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smackie9

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  1. As you get older and you find your mature mind, you do eventually learn for what it is and know how to dismiss it.
  2. Ya sure, no one can say how he feels BUT IMO actions speak louder than words. If it doesn't feel right then it's not.
  3. I suspect he's gonna be giving you the shove off soon because you are getting to emotionally attached and he knows this. I could be wrong but that's my impression of the situation. The kids thing might be him using it as an excuse/out. You want to clear things up, you should have a real honest conversation with him on your feelings, what you want going forward, etc. If you fear he will run away...that's a good thing...you will find out quicker how he feels, and that's he never intended to stick around in the first place...you would have done yourself a favor by approaching him about it.
  4. Your friends and family are right... please accept their judgment. It's your feelings that are confusing you and making you blind to the obvious. When someone is really interested in you they don't ghost you for months. This guy is wasting your time. My advice, date those who treat you the way you expect to be treated.
  5. Well you had it in your head that since he was staying there must be something still there that's fair enough. It's normal to feel jealous/upset because your life is forever changed. You just lost your security/family unit/familiarity so ya it would be a bit of a shock to the system. The reality is, you turned a blind eye to what would happen eventually. He's moved on, and you foolishly didn't prepare for it. IMO him saying it might have made a difference if you said something is horse manure. He's just pushing this back on you. He's the one that ended it, and he knew you wanted him back. So if indeed there was a change of heart he would have made that move. Life will be harder at first, feeling dejected, but you have a responsibility to yourself to make your life better for you and your son. You will eventually find much happiness down the road. Don't let this eat at you, you needed this kick to the pants to really start living/enjoying life.
  6. I agree you don't make excuses. Take full responsibility for your actions and admit you made really bad choices. That you will accept all consequences of the outcome of this conversation. Make sure she knows that this had nothing to do with her or your relationship to cause your decisions that night....tell her in no way you could ever forgive yourself for what you have done to her. Apologize for it and then take your lumps.
  7. Your ex is a real peach. He blames you? Why didn't he step up and get you help? Instead his choice was to leave you, have unprotected sex with some floozy at a bar, get her pregnant and continue to see the both of you, filling the both of you with his BS. He doesn't want to make this work. He just wants to make sure he can see the kids, and not stir up a bees nest with the new GF. His behaviour is not what you would call a loving supportive husband. This is something you need to unpack with a therapist asap. Once you get you head more clearer, get a lawyer and finish this.
  8. We can poke a stick at what is going through his mind all day....still won't get any real answers on that. Lets focus on you. You knew what this was going in. Unfortunately he's used to women falling for him. He knows what to do and say to have women swooning over him regardless of what he tells them of what truly is/how he feels about relationships. He just locked you in because you were a perfect set up for his use. Getting the GF experience without strings attached. But we are all human with feelings and emotions. Your emotions got the better of you. It's a natural progression. It happens to everyone but don't dwell on this too long. Grieve your loss, heal, and go forward.
  9. That's gaslighting...a form of manipulation/abuse. There's no way to stop him from doing that. It's how he is.
  10. Breakup with your friend. If you have out grown his shenanigans, then you have out grown the friendship. I myself have walked away from friends, or social groups when I felt I had out grown them/no longer fit in my life. There is nothing written anywhere you have to keep your friendships forever.
  11. What's stopping you from facetiming with them every night? or visit once a month? If you can work remotely, why not spend a week with them?
  12. The relationship should be over simple as that. You don't need our advice here. We all had to make the choice to end it when our expectations are no longer being met. It's a no brainer.
  13. A man knows what he wants and goes after it. He would make it known to you he is interested, be flirtatious, confess etc. I think you are chasing the ghost of crushes past.
  14. That's what a therapist would have recommended, because not everyone communicates in the same manner. Peoples perspectives/ POV is so varied it's easy to get the wrong impression/message that's coming to them. Now that she sees where things need to change, she should receive some counseling on how to approach her husband when bringing up concerns/issues.
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