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September 27, 2015 at 2:19 am #84206AlexyParticipant
Hey everybody!
So here’s the story. About a year and a half ago, I was lost and I graduated college. I decided to travel. In these travels I met a girl who captivated me. I dont know if she captivated me for the right reasons tho. You see I was a virgin back then. I lost my virginity to some random girl but then I met this girl and I felt a real connection. She was very freaky and that is why I dont know if I was really attracted to her for her or her freakiness. Anyways, we began talking and she came to visit me. I thought this meant something but she had a bf who lived in England (who apparently treated her like crap). So I kept talking to her and I finally won her over and I was happy. But skype chat wasnt enough even though she did play with herself and I got off on it (hence the freakiness). I met another cool but didnt know what to do, should I keep my current long distance gf or go for the new girl? I really felt like I loved her, i payed 120 dollars for flowers to be sent to her. But the lack of a physical relationship was important to me so I made a difficult situation and broke off the relationship and started a new one. Ive been with my current newer gf for almost a year and things have been great. However, I always think about the first one. I imagined marrying the one I met on my travels (even thought we arent together) and sometimes I dont see my current gf and me getting married even though we have great relationship. Also I am getting sick of living where I live and want to move. I recently asked my current gf for a break because my confidence was down. Coincidentally I was also visiting the same country I met the first gf. I met her and although I didnt say anything I would have engaged in intercourse with her. But I decided not to, because I had gf whom I had to respect, even if we were on a break. Anyways, she got back with the England guy (who made her delete all her foreign male friends from social media. I mean how pathetic is that? He must be so insecure) Regardless of that we have been in contact, but dont exchange texts frequently only once in awhile. Her and I were technically together for 5 months and only saw each for 4 days of our lives. Now 5. But why do I still think about her? I forget about her and then 2 months or 1 month later she pops up in my head. Is it because I think my relationship with her was more adventurous because of the trip and my relationship at home seems dull because it represents repetitiveness and stableness? Is it because I didnt sexually satisty myself with her, for instance, like I feel that our time was cut short for the relationship to expand? I dont know but some feelings are starting to come back. I should have gotten over her already but now I am a much more emotional person and I feel I cant get over certain things. I also felt I was over her a month ago when I told her everything off my chest. I felt like after that it was over, I could continue living my life. But I mentioned to her that I was traveling to that country and told her that I might not want to see her because it might not be healthy for me. I thought it would be fine. But the repurcussions have started. By the way, I might seem like a jerk, but I also wanted to take a break from my current gf because I wanted to get over the first gf. My logic was that if I had the same experience with another person, then I would forget about this ex, who represents adventure (in my mind). What can I do, should I just disconnect from this person? In the past, I did this once, with someone I cared for very much and although it hurt, very much, it worked. I think this may be the best alternative, what do you guys think?
September 27, 2015 at 5:04 am #84208InkyParticipantAlexy,
I hope I read your question right, it was difficult for me to discern who you were talking about at times.
First of all, good for you for taking a break from your conventional girlfriend. Good for you, good for her, good for everyone! You are doing her a favor.
Now, about the freaky girl from England.. She filled momentarily something in your makeup that needed filling. But it sounds like it’s not working. Listen, I am like you in that someone can be in my heart and on my mind for YEARS even after just an occasional meeting with them. I say let Time, Time and more Time do it’s magic.
Here’s to a girl in the near future that will captivate your heart who is local and who is “normal” (meaning with no baggage)!
Blessings,
Inky
September 27, 2015 at 5:47 am #84209AlexyParticipantMy current girlfriend and my ex are from the same country but my ex is now with a guy from England. I know this seems like an immature discussion but it has been bothering me. Sorry I wasnt clear, I kind of just did a mind dump. And yeah time helped me get over my first “love”. This seems a little different. I think the right thing to do is distance myself from my ex. Because there is no benefit from it. Any other alternatives out there? Thank you for your response! 🙂
September 27, 2015 at 7:56 am #84210TriangleSunParticipantThis reads very immature and I’m guessing you’re very young. It seems to be about sexual attraction and some image of this girl in your mind than it is about her or love. Considering the kind of stuff she did on Skype with you i’m not sure who’s treating who like crap in her relationship with her boyfriend. And frankly that is none of anybody’s business. I think you need to get some sexual tension released if you know what i mean. 🙂
September 27, 2015 at 8:51 am #84212AnonymousGuestDear Alexy:
I agree with you about letting the first gf go- no longer have any communication with her. Unlike you I don’t think her bf is pathetic for not wanting her to have contact with other guys on social media. I think after all, that you shouldn’t have contact with her on social media or otherwise.
Why you are thinking about her still is because, I figure, like you already figured, you have a need for adventure, something new, something unexpected, something unpredictable, some relationship where you don’t know what will happen next. It is probably why you traveled, isn’t it? Adventure? The unpredictable?
If you find what kind of adventure will capture your interest and satisfy somewhat you need, maybe it is the kind you can experience with the second girlfriend? Or not.
anita
September 27, 2015 at 8:57 am #84213InkyParticipantI mean the only other alternative is to stalk her, get entwined and/or entangled. At first blush it does not sound healthy.
Girls tend to mature faster than guys, so there’s hope that she will, in fact, first of all mature. Maybe after a SOLID YEAR contact her and feel where she “is”. Is she still immature? Still with the no good boyfriend? Not freaky on Skype?
(I keep talking about maturity, and it seems you are attracted to wildness, but alas, that quality is what it takes to make things work long term!)
Then ask her out.
If she hems, haws and doesn’t seem open to a relationship or a relationship with you, wish her well. As a platonic friend.
Meanwhile, live your life and be open to the RIGHT girl for you. Yes, you want that spark, but you want the relationship to be viable, you know?
September 27, 2015 at 6:05 pm #84243AlexyParticipantThank you everybody. I will try to cut her off, even though it sucks. I already just thought us to be friends but my recent encounter made me get some of my old feelings back. It’ll be tough but life isnt supposed to be easy is it? haha. Thank you and after some thought I will see what the best thing to do is.
I also dont think I should keep my hopes up. I wanted to forget her by having a similar experience I had with her but because I like my current gf and I respect her too much to do that, I did not do that. I will try to enjoy things with my current gf! Thank you everybody 🙂
September 28, 2015 at 8:09 am #84282AnonymousInactivewell done you. you’ll feel a lot freer – the grass is not always greener.
I got a guy in another country – man – we were in a beautiful bubble but then he left for another country which was the right thing to do and I nearly began to get caught up in angst and stalkering and misery and thought about him ALL The time and man that really really hurt – especially since we both still love eachother but he’s got a new life now and I’m going over there to see him and we’re going to spend a month together and it’ll be lovely I hope but in the mean time… gotta let go.
it’s the kindest thing to both of us just like this other woman and you – let go – live some life and what will be will be.
ps – as for not seeing your current lady and you getting married – to be honest I personally don’t feel that’s the be all and end all of a good relationship. who needs marriage when you can have happy devoted love>
September 28, 2015 at 8:11 am #84283AnonymousInactiveI also read – did you know – that heartache is basically a loss of dopamine levels in the brain – each encounter releases dopamine and that’s a rush so when that’s gone your brain craves another rush so often we hunger for what used to be, what could have been when really we’re obsessing over just having another rush of dopamine./
I’m learning to get my dopamine through other means, not a word from my kiwi guy.
September 28, 2015 at 12:43 pm #84312AlexyParticipant@pomplemous Will you break it off even after you see each other? is that your plan?
And the dopamine fact/theory is interesting. Maybe I do need more of it! Thanks.
September 28, 2015 at 11:10 pm #84385AnonymousInactiveIt has to be. He’s in NZ. I’m in England. What else can be done? If he asked me to move there I’d say yes but if he asked me to marry him I’d have to say no because reality is…. I don’t love him. I love what he represents to me .
(I’ve if my faults is I can neither give nor receive love as I don’t ever believe it’s true o always assume they love what I represent to them and vice versa)
Besides… now he’s away and we can only communicate through fb and the very occasional Skype, man… its easy to take a trip on your love for them but feelings are not facts.
He’s not the one.
But them again, I’m 38, no kids never married because no one is ever the one to me. Too cynical.
Anc another besides: when we lived in the sane town we were in love. Now he’s away… I feel like a nothing to him. I know that’s not true as I’m getting the impression he’s excited about my visit and his mum is quite taken wirh me but self preservation must prevail. Barriers up. Moving on.
September 28, 2015 at 11:12 pm #84386AnonymousInactivePs. Be drastic. I also had to take fb off my phone and away from easy use cos I fell into heartache full stalking … he’s online and he’s not looking at me…woe.
Wise up pomp. Make the break off fb and free yourself ftom angst. Done. 90%. No we cam have a healthier fridndship.
October 4, 2015 at 2:35 pm #84689AlexyParticipantThank you. I was starting to really put it behind me but then I started talking to my friend about this topic because he had a similar situation. I always feel like I’m attracted to my current partner but then when I don’t feel like that I think of the ex. And it’s all the time. It’s weird but I haven’t spent any time with my ex, even when we were dating. I think I don’t feel like that relationship was fulfilled. Like I feel like my current relationship interjected ( and though I’m happy about that) I I feel, at times, that the relationship with the eex never went to the next level. Always hoping for what could have been.
October 9, 2015 at 3:13 am #85114ChrisParticipantI agree with everybodys sentiments on here @Alexy and @caroline, I will look into this Dopamine thing more as well. Might explain a few on my ups and downs when I see or speak to certain people.
Only thing I want to add to the mix is, have you thought about travelling again and getting some adventure back in your life?? Maybe thats what you actually crave rather than a human being. Also its very easy to do things over Skype etc but never back it up in real life.
I would move on, travel and enjoy life, its going to be tough.October 11, 2015 at 10:27 pm #85242AlexyParticipant@Chris it’s funny that you say that because I had those same thoughts exactly. And that’s exactly what I did. I went to go travel. But I went to Japan and met up with the ex-girlfriend on a train ride since we were both going the same way. And that’s where the feelings came back. I think my job was clouding my mind too, it makes me anxious. Now that I’m laid off temporarily, I feel a little bit better about my surroundings and am more calm. I try to travel as much as I can cuz you its very enjoyable when you’re younger! (Also when one is older). I think also how we met had a lot to do with it. When I met my ex, it was spontaneous and I worked for it and in the end I won her over. In comparison to my current gf, we were set up on a date, which doesn’t seem as exciting. I don’t want to make it seemed like women are objects but we were set up and I didn’t work for it as much. I was basically handed her. But now I’m happy with my current gf. We get along great. But I don’t know about the long run since I’m still so young and there is time to experiment. It’s weird that I considered marrying the other girl (the ex) but at the same time she wasn’t very conversational when we were together. And communication is big to me. It seems like the ex is sociable now. But it’s okay, I think I’ll be all right! Thanks
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