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January 12, 2016 at 5:19 pm #92269AlexyParticipant
Okay so here’s my story. I have been with my gf for 1 year and 3 months. It has been the longest relationship of my life. But idk lately I have been thinking about other people, like what would it be like with another person. I dont know why though, maybe it is because I am inexperienced or maybe it is cuz I want something else in my life. But we get along great and there are times that I love to be around her, and I enjoy her company. Actually almost all of the time I do. But as soon as I leave her I start thinking about other potential partners. I know it sounds selfish and immature but I am trying to be honest and true to what I am feeling. She is about to leave in a month to go back to her home country and I sometimes feel sad about it but mostly indifferent. Anyways, around the time I met her I was going out with another girl that I met in the same foreign country, my ex. (I met my current gf in the states, but my ex in the country, they are the same nationality). I made a big decision to break up with my ex because I couldn’t handle the long distance factor but I really liked this girl. The way we met was magical. By fate. But I met my gf now through a lunch set up from a friend. Well I talk to my ex as friends and we dont really message each other but I think about her sporadically occasionally. I still do and it has been a year-1.5 years since I broke it off. Yet I still think about her. THe thing is I really care for my current gf and (I know this sounds very immature and selfish) I feel like we have spent a lot of quality time together. I think I feel like this because I have never had a partner for this long, my last longest relationships was 5-6 months tops. So I find it hard to even think of breaking up, I mean, its hard. But life is hard right? At this point, it is very hard since I am an adventurous type and in the past, I have had trouble focusing on one person as well. I have almost complete mastery over this now however, until this very moment. I feel like I love my current gf but I also view her sometimes as a friend. But I feel like with my ex, I learn to love her and it was spontaneous. With my gf now, I feel like I love her when Im with her but I have doubts when I am not with her. I recently became someone who completely over-analyzes everything and is full with too much emotion because of things that happened 2.5 years ago when I started to doubt myself because of my career choice. So yeah. I am a mess. Also when people say if I will marry my current gf, I hesitate because I dont really know, Im not ready for it. But when I thought about my ex, towards the end I was considering it. Maybe it was because I fought so hard for her and not so much for my gf now. Also I dont mean to put down anyone, these are just my thoughts at this moment. This is pretty much a brain dump, thank you for reading and I appreciate any input! 🙂
January 12, 2016 at 6:53 pm #92285AnonymousGuestDear Alexy:
I am trying to understand and if you answer my question, maybe it will help me: when you are with your current girlfriend, spending time with her and then separate for a while, how do you feel when your time with her is over, do you feel empty, sad ..? Distressed about being alone? Is it hard to say goodbye after a long time spent with her?
anita
January 13, 2016 at 4:33 pm #92427AlexyParticipantI think about how she is a good friend. Like we could stay friends but I still love her. Maybe I just want to explore with someone else? I think I would be sad if I cut it off since we spent so much time together @anita
January 13, 2016 at 6:56 pm #92445AnonymousGuestDear Alexy:
As the adventurous young person that you are, it sounds to me that you are definitely not ready to settle down with your current girlfriend, that you want to explore more, to date different women. Why don’t you end the boyfriend/girlfriend relationship you have with your gf and ask her to be friends instead. Then aim at dating different women for a couple of years… or more, not aiming at a permanent relationship for a long time to come?
anita
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