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July 30, 2018 at 5:01 pm #219495EliseParticipant
My boyfriend and I recently moved in together. The situation that he was living in wasn’t ideal and we both knew it was best for him to get out of it, so i offered for him to move in. We both knew that it would save us money but I’ve known from the beginning that he is someone i could easily spend the rest of my life with. Its been a few weeks now and things have been really great. Until about two nights ago. I planned to go out with a few friends and invited him with us. He didn’t really want to go because he’s not a huge fan of crowded places, and i told him if he wanted to that he could just stay home. He came anyway though but i could tell he was having a bad time. I rarely drink and forgot my limits, i ended up ridiculously drunk. I was acting like a fool and he had to babysit me the entire night. I felt so badly the next morning but he assured me it was okay. Last night, a friend of mine reached out to me about some comments he made that night while i was out of it. He was explaining how miserable he felt, having to babysit me. That he “wanted to blow his brains out” and then said that moving in with me was “purely economical”. My friend responded “you don’t seem too excited” to which he said “i sure don’t”. When she told me that my stomach dropped. He is always so sweet to me, and we have made plenty of plans for the future. I would have never imagined he would say something like that about our relationship. Especially to somebody else. I am trying to tell myself it’s because he had a bad night, but i can’t seem to move past what he said. I’m feeling hurt but don’t want to confront him about it because my friend said he asked her not to say anything. How can i move past this?
July 30, 2018 at 8:24 pm #219523PrashParticipantDear Elise,
You think that he is someone you could easily spend the rest if your life with, he is always sweet to you and you have made plenty of plans for the future. If he has said those things that your friend mentioned, then he may not be thinking about the relationship the way you are. But you will never know for sure unless you ask him about it. Unless you get a clarification, it will be difficult for you to move past it.
You don’t want to confront him. Maybe you can look for ways to ask him in a way that is not confrontational. Hope the other readers are able to give you some guidance on that.
July 30, 2018 at 11:46 pm #219557LadybugParticipantIt depends on your living situation. He might feel overwhelmed with the living situation, he may feel restricted or under pressure now that he is living with you. Men hold alot in and when they are pushed over the edge or annoyed the truth comes out. He probably at some point wanted a future with you but living together is a big step and change.. i had the same situation with my boyfriend… one moment he knew i was the one and over time of living together we suddenly started bickering. If you dont manage healthy boundaries when living together… feelings will start to change. Men dont want to feel trapped or like their freedom is at steak, they also want to be accepted the way they are and not try and change them.
July 31, 2018 at 12:06 am #219559EliseParticipantThank you for the advice, it makes a lot of sense. How do I manage healthy boundaries, though? I’m young and new to all of this. I’m not sure that I know how to maintain what we had before we lived together.
July 31, 2018 at 1:04 am #219575LadybugParticipantI personally became clingy and enjoyed being around him 24/7 but guys heart grow fonder with absence, we leave very little room for them to miss us if we spend so much time trying to connect with them and be around them. Ive started taking a step back and started picking up hobbies and hanging out with friends (without him) having an exciting life apart from him will keep him interested and also allow him the space to want you back near him.
July 31, 2018 at 12:33 pm #219721AnonymousGuestDear Elise:
Your friend told you that he told you what she said he did and then she told you to not tell him because he told her to not tell you.
Well, she chose to tell you even though he asked her not to. She didn’t tell him that she will tell you. I suppose she figured if she tells you what he said, but you will never confront him on what he said, then she will not have to deal with the fact that she told you..
It gets complicated. To simplify it I would say this: it is okay for you to confront him with what he said, because he did say it (I assume) and she did tell you.
I figure he was miserable that night, and angry. But what if it is true that moving in with you was a purely economical decision on his part. You should know if this is true to him. I would ask him if I was you, but ask him in a non confrontational way, gently, so that he will be less likely to get alarmed and more likely to answer you honestly.
anita
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