SomedayTheFire
Member
OP: Yes, cut him out of your life completely. also, how is your avatar so clean looking. damn.
Try harder, plz
Not just emotionally I'm sure.
Good for you.I hath done so!
Why are you even questioning it? There's no reason to be with someone that treats you that way. The guy just sounds like a parasitic narcissist that acts weak to draw in sympathetic people he can emotionally mooch off of.
Of course you're second fiddle. It sounds like every guy is second fiddle to him, because his one true love is himself.
No men are very emotional at times more so than women often in relationships . But look at cheating very differently .Is this based on the whole men aren't emotional shtick? Of course guys emotionally cheat and it does mean whatever emotionally cheating means to the affected parties.
@OP, sounded like a rather onesided relationship. Good for you to finally get out.
Try harder, plz
Try harder, plz
Read the whole thing. Not only was he emotionally cheating, he was emotionally abusive and 100% physically cheating on you while blaming you for calling him on his bullshit.
You gave him way too many chances, don't let mental illness or some misguided sense of "love" turn you into a doormat. The first time this dude straight up broke plans with you with a no call, no show it should have been over for a two month relationship.
You sound young, naive, and have the exact kind of personality that abusive people prey on. Stay away. Just because someone apologizes to you doesn't mean that they care about you.
Edit: even in this topic where you're completely admonishing him you're still defending him. Even now you're of the mindset that you'd take him back if he said the right thing. Don't be available to people like this. There is no gray area here. He's a terrible bf. And you knew this before you started dating becausr he treated dozens of other guys the same way he treated you, that charmer.
also, how is your avatar so clean looking. damn.
You could sell the movie rights to this epic.
I've said this before but it applies here the same.
A relationship is two people who spend time together because it makes them happy.
If at any point one (or both) of the couple don't feel happy (irregardless of the reason) then you no longer have a relationship.
Trying to stay with someone for any other reason than they make you happy is just pointless.
What is "emotionally cheating"?
I don't mean that I think it's ridiculous, I genuinely have never heard of this.
I wonder if you haven't the "nurse syndrome" (like I once did) : great empathy for people's problems that lead you to toxic people, wanting to solve their problems for them and help them - but without ever having them reciprocating.
With age I learned to think of myself and stop wasting my energy on one-sided relationships.
In my case, and in many other cases, it's when you meet someone while you're with your SO and you emotionally invest in them/get close to the point where you confide in them before your SO and they replace your SO in the confidante aspect. And it's different in the sense of platonic friendships that it actually detracts from the emotional connection you have with your SO and deteriorates the relationship.
Instead of saying "I'd rather fuck this person more than you" it says "I'd rather be with this person more than you"
It hurts more tbh
Awful lot of drama for two months. Dude doesn't sound like he's worth your time at all. Move on and find someone who actually appreciates the kind of effort and patience you put into this relationship.
Wait that whole post was two months? wtf
I don't know, that seems a little too quick to dismissal in my opinion. I've had rough times in my relationships and overcame them to be happier than ever.
These hoes ain't loyal
No men are very emotional at times more so than women often in relationships . But look at cheating very differently .
Everything else seems to be self-indulgence as far as I can see. I have no idea why you're even asking the question in the title. It doesn't matter if your perceptions differ as to who is to blame--what matters is if this is a relationship you want to continue with, and you seem to not want to, so what's the actual contention here?
OP i read your novel and you owe me. Ha Ha
I had no idea there was that much drama in gay relationships. Well i never read specifics.
Clearly the other person prefers NSA hook ups and would lead you along because you were spending money on him.
Very inconsiderate and you are much better off.
I felt an overwhelming sense of guilt before making this post, like I was abandoning him during his time of need and being selfish for "wanting what I wanted" as he put it. It took a lot of convincing on the part of my awesome friends for them to get me to snap out of it but he twisted things back on me so much that I even maybe questioned how fair their and my own perspectives were. Because if I was simply seeing out of a lense that was clouded by my own insecurities and problems I would have definitely gone back and been his friend again.
From the very get-go of just being friends with him I always sensed something was just off. He lied quite a bit
Life is not this serious. A two and a half month relationship where you break up several times is not an epic, sweeping romance that spans decades. If you're dating someone and you're getting red flags early, it's probably not worth dating them. Real relationship problems are complicated and hard to resolve--the stuff you're listing is just basic incompatibility (you're probably too possessive, he seems not ready to commit at all, and both of you are dramatically overinvesting emotionally).
I'm confused, at what point of observing him manipulate and alienate a bunch of guys over an eight-month span did you fall in love with the guy?
Relationships are not about who is right or who is wrong, they're about working together to make it work or deciding to call it quits. Starting from the beginning of the post, i will excerpt red flags that suggest this is a volatile relationship that will not work long term and that has not been good so far:
"I'm a 19 year old"
"starting dating about two and a half months ago"
"a lot of serious issues in his life (including mental illness)"
"somewhat recent relationship he was still dealing with"
"He lied quite a bit"
"friend zone"
"got upset at me"
"getting upset about him"
"he would deny to me"
"he'd lie about them"
'"[]relationships" would always go sour"
"everything was perfect"
"treating me questionably"
"he convinced me"
"rough patch in his life"
"clouded his judgment"
"fresh start"
"a bit long distance"
"things started going wrong in his life"
"friend that was interested in him"
"did something absolutely terrible"
"mentally ill besides"
"let distance grow between us"
"(expensive) plans in NYC"
"he bailed on"
"illegitimate excuse"
"he slept through our plans"
"stay in the city a few days together"
"I started getting very upset and aggravated as he was hanging out with all his friends"
"I also wasted quite a bit of money on him"
"him flaking"
"having me wait on him for four hours at a train station"
"excuses for not hanging out with me"
"half-truths"
"became more and more rocky"
"he was consistently fucking up"
"me being naive"
"we still loved each other"
"no real excuse not to see me"
"I started pushing him"
"he even gave up his summer job"
"We got into quite a few bad fights"
"it ended with him breaking up with me"
"messaged me apologizing"
"He agrees to treat me better"
"staying in two nights during my vacation to comfort him"
"it always went unappreciated"
"he always found fault in me"
"it became too much for me"
"all came to a head"
"cheated on me, emotionally"
"About two days after a fight"
"left us in the best shape I felt we'd been in"
"I found out on social media"
"I got upset about"
"My intuition was reading really bad vibes"
"I pushed him"
"he was already bailing"
"he broke up with me, again"
"We again reconciled"
"Things were fine and it seemed like we were back on track"
"width's end" (???)
"he needed me"
"It wasn't that I needed to know his business either, I just"
"I confronted him about it"
"staying with his friend Paul"
"Our relationship was't in good shape"
"Nor were we on great terms"
"I nonchalantly asked"
"he instantly got defensive"
"he in fact lied"
"this guy that he obviously got close enough to stay with and emotionally invested in while we were dating"
"I ripped into him"
"broke up with him"
"I felt like I was being treated"
"playing second fiddle to the guy he was staying with"
"had I not pressed it"
"shitting on our relationship"
"he broke up with me"
"my messages were kind of fucked up"
"I was so fed up"
"I text him the next day"
"doubling down"
"he mistook for me regretting what I said and wanting to be together"
"I spelled out everything for him"
"it just ended with him getting offended and defensive"
"I deleted his number"
"No plans of going back, however"
"I have a right to be upset"
"unbiased perspective"
"He truly got inside my head"
"I went as far as to block him on all social media"
"buying my SO a $500 train pass"
"my SO"
"just has no respect for me"
"he truly does need some professional help"
"especially given our circumstances"
![]()
This isn't love. You're a kid. Two and a half months is a blink of an eye. Come on. There isn't a single sentence in your post that suggests either of you are ready for a relationship or trusting someone.
Also, here's the tl;dr version of your post:
I've been dating a guy for two and a half months. It's been volatile since the beginning and we fight constantly and break up. He's dishonest and lies to me. He's mentally ill and I can't handle this baggage. He's been blowing off plans with me and hanging out with other singles. He's staying with another guy while we fight.
Everything else seems to be self-indulgence as far as I can see. I have no idea why you're even asking the question in the title. It doesn't matter if your perceptions differ as to who is to blame--what matters is if this is a relationship you want to continue with, and you seem to not want to, so what's the actual contention here?
I will excerpt red flags that suggest this is a volatile relationship that will not work long term and that has not been good so far:
"it ended with him breaking up with me"
"he broke up with me, again"
"broke up with him"
"he broke up with me"
If the original thread had been just this, we could have all told you what to do. Literally none of the thousands of words you spilled around these key points, mean anything.
You're 19, he's 20. You broke up four times already? Move. The. Fuck. On.
I wish you all the best if you get on a new path and try to ditch this guy. If you want to give this relationship any more effort then what ever I'm sending my good wishes to Africa where I hear they magically turn into food and medicine.